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Taxi drivers’ honesty tested
“When the ‘Vehicles with No Lost Items’ campaign was first organised in July last year, 21 valuable items were left behind in cabs by officials posing as passengers and three drivers chose not to return them,” Mohammad Yousuf Salih, acting director of fleet operations at Dubai Taxi Corporation, told Gulf News.
New Year’s Eve Survival Guide
Traffic always has been and always will be a bone of contention on New Year’s Eve. Only plan to drive if you absolutely must. And plan well in that case. Bear in mind that you may have to get to your venue hours before the event so as not to miss it due to snaking traffic on the streets.
Attendant unhurt as taxi crashes into Dubai shop
A shop attendant escaped unharmed after a taxi crashed into the Iranian Sweets shop where she was working on Tuesday evening. The taxi driver was driving on the opposite side of the road when a car entered the road unexpectedly, and in an attempt to avoid colliding with it, he ended up crashing into the shop.
Unlikely honour for veteran taxi driver in Dubai
By Muby Asger, Staff Reporter, XPRESS www.gulfnews.com Dubai: British expat Rechel Shah was on a mission. She had met a man she describes as an unsung hero. A man whose selfless courage brought tears to her eyes. Unknowingly, she let him slip away. Since that day, she could not rest until her mission to track [...]
Clueless taxi drivers vex Dubai residents
For all taxi passengers in Dubai who wonder why they end up in Deira after asking to go to Dubai Media City, the answer may lie in how the drivers are getting trained. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) currently requires all taxi drivers in Dubai to undergo training and final evaluation.
RTA launches cab safety service for women, pupils
A new cab service, focusing on offering safer services for women and children especially, was launched by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Monday. Called the “In-Safe-Hands Taxi Service”, it allows passengers to book the cabs for daily, weekly or monthly use after signing an agreement with the RTA.
Free rides on public transport on November 1
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will offer free rides on public transport for a day to mark Public Transport Day on November 1 for the second consecutive year. Dedicated bus and taxi lanes will also be opened on Naif and Al Ittihad roads on this day.
Overworked taxi drivers are putting people’s lives at risk
Users of taxis in the capital have raised concerns about some drivers falling asleep during their rides. Despite several campaigns carried out by the Abu Dhabi Police and numerous calls to motorists to refrain from driving while tired, taxi drivers are still endangering their passengers’ lives and their own, complained a reader.
