Drivers were warned to slow down during the rush hour today as thick fog rolled into Dubai making the morning commute more perilous. Dubai Civil Defense took to twitter to warn drivers to take care in the poor conditions, tweeting: “Dear drivers be aware of heavy fog, watch your speed in keep enough distance. Wishing …
The municipality is working with Dubai Police to control and monitor severe weather conditions, including thick fog. Last year, the municipality’s Survey Department launched its main fog and meteorological station in Al Warqa’a. This station is connected to 13 substations located across the emirate, all of which aim to improve road safety and conditions at …
A new station on Dubai Metro’s red line will open next week. Energy Station, in Zone 2 between Ibn Battuta Mall and Jebel Ali Industrial stations, will open on September 30. Bus services will operate to and from the station to encourage the public to start using it. The Roads and Transport Authority expects more …
Passengers will pay up to Dh21 extra for a trip from the airport after the introduction of a new, luxury fleet of taxi vans. Flag fall for the 150 black Mercedes vans will increase from Dh3.50 to Dh25, but the rate per kilometer will be the same. The taxis will be available around the clock …
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Many cyclists will be back on the roads for the first time today since Medhi Karasane, an Etihad cabin crew manager, was hospitalized. Mr Karasane sustained serious injuries to his head and limbs after being struck by a car while cycling in Abu Dhabi last Saturday morning. It is only a matter of weeks, of …
Many cyclists complain that public roads are unsafe and they have to stick to parks and bike paths. One expatriate, Louis Abboud, from Lebanon, was a cyclist for seven years in his home country and in the United States but gave up his hobby when he moved to Dubai two years ago. “I never felt …
Mohammed rides his bike along the side of wide, busy road in Al Quoz industrial estate, his slightly battered multi-colored protective helmet tied firmly with string to the rack above his back wheel. “I ride from my work to my camp every day,” Mohammed says, as large trucks with wheels as tall as his bicycle …
Cavendish, named the Tour de France’s best sprinter of all time by French newspaper L’Equipe in 2012, will take on the likes of reigning road race world champion Rui Costa, the 2013 UCI World Tour ranking topper Joaquin Rodriguez, Swiss great Fabian Cancellara and the fast-rising Slovak Peter Sagan across the four stages of the …
A triathlete hit by a car while out cycling has died. Mehdi Karasane, from Abu Dhabi, was with three friends when he was struck from behind two weeks ago. “Unfortunately he’s succumbed to his injuries,” said Anne Tullis, a spokeswoman for Etihad Airways, Karasane’s employer. “I believe he passed away this morning.” An Al Rahba …
Cyclists should use purpose-built, off-road tracks and paths instead of putting themselves at risk on the roads, say bike clubs. Specially constructed lanes at Nad Al Sheba and Al Qudra Road as well as open nights at Dubai Autodrome and Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit are the safest place for cyclists looking to avoid jostling …
