Buses, taxis, water transport in UAE

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UAE: Dubai Marina reported day ticket water bus

Department of Transport and Road Dubai unveiled a new ticket on the water bus. The ticket cost 25 dirhams (about 225 rubles), allows you to make an infinite number of trips.
The new card will be valid for the entire day, writes Emirates 24/7, allowing tourists to make as many trips as they see fit.
With the acquisition of a ticket, tourists can get 28 discount vouchers from tour operators, restaurants and shops located in Dubai Marina.

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In Abu Dhabi, some taxis are equipped with baby car seat.

This is expected to happen by the end of this year. Organization «TransAD», which is the governing body of the metropolitan taxi intends to initially equip the child car seat 60 taxis. TransAD », established in 2006, manages six metropolitan taxi operators, including Tawasul Transportation Company, Cars Taxi, National Transportation Company, Al Ghazal Transport, Emirates Taxi and Arabia Taxi. According to residents of the UAE taxi drivers are the most dangerous on the road after young drivers and truck drivers. Earlier, local media reported that Emirates may be required to provide motorists children under 10 years of car seats. Studies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the United Arab Emirates showed that while children suffer accidents due to non-compliance with safety measures, such as the use of car seats and seat belts. "The Department intends to issue a rule requiring all motorists to ensure car seats in the country of their children and kept them in the back seat of the vehicle in order to protect" - says CEO of department coordination traffic UAE Ministry of Interior, General al Zaabi Gate. Now UAE motorists who ignore safety measures for children, pay a fine of 400 dx ($ 109) and receive four penalty points. Despite this, on country roads often you can see the driver, who sits on his lap a little child, or child who is adjacent to the driver's seat.

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Unmanned taxi in Dubai.
In Dubai, wish to improve the transport system through the introduction of the personal auto transport - taxi without a driver. Transportation planning to launch a high-tech on the streets of Dubai for two years.

New transport system will be called PRT, and represent a form of urban and suburban transport, which will serve passengers without the driver, using a network of dedicated paths. About these technologies began to think back in 1953, but their implementation has been difficult for a long time due to the inability to provide adequate security on the roads.
Dubai may become a pioneer in the introduction of unmanned transport on city streets. At present, this technology has been applied only to London's Heathrow Airport. There unmanned taxi system was opened in 2010. She also tested in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi.

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Abu Dhabi (UAE) suggests the order in the capital's taxi drivers

Since the beginning of this year in Abu Dhabi lost their jobs almost 200 taxi drivers. Organization «TransAD», which is the governing body of the metropolitan taxi drivers fired for various violations, most of whom were pestering passengers, running a red light and driving under the influence of alcohol. According to «TransAD», at this year's taxi drivers received an average of 700 complaints per month compared to 2 thousand complaints in the past year. In «TransAD» believe that it is not too big indicator as monthly taxi drivers make about 5.5 million trips. «TransAD», created in 2006, manages six metropolitan taxi operators, including Tawasul Transportation Company, Cars Taxi, National Transportation Company, Al Ghazal Transport, Emirates Taxi and Arabia Taxi. Currently in Abu Dhabi has about 8 thousand taxi drivers, the number of which the end of 2014 will reach 10 thousand people.

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Dubai launched a new ferry route

The ferry will operate between Marina Mall shopping center and metro station Al GubaybaKomitet on roads and Transport Authority has launched a new ferry route between the SEC Marina Mall, located on the waterfront of Dubai Marina and dock next to the metro stanitsey Al Gubayba located in the historic shopping district.

The new ferry will be cast off 2 times a day, at 13:00 and 18:30.

Dubai residents will be able to rent a ferry for a variety of activities in a casual setting and at affordable tsenam.Parom accommodates up to 100 passengers, has a length of 32 meters and a width of 8 meters. Its speed can reach 24 knots (44.5 km / h).

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Dubai tram goes to the line on Wednesday

Management of Roads and Transport in Dubai announced that Dubai tram will begin work on Wednesday at 6:30 am. Public transport will run from 6:30 am to 1:30 am from Saturday to Thursday. On Friday, the tram will go to the line at 9:00 am and finish work at 1:30.

Trams, writes Emirates 24/7 will go with 10-minute intervals during peak hours and 12-minute intervals at other times.

The fare varies depending on the length of the path, and from 3 to 7.5 dinars for travel in one direction.

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From December 1 in Dubai once again more expensive fare for a taxi

On December 1, 2014 in Dubai once again more expensive fare for a taxi. According to local newspaper referring to the city Department of Transport and Roads (RTA), change the fees for landing and reservation. In the morning and evening rush hours (from 07:00 to 10:00 and 16:00 to 20:00) to board the taxi will rise from 3 to 5 dx, and the book will cost 12 dx. The rest of the order for Dubai taxi instead of 6 dx dx have to pay 8. These rates will apply from Saturday to Wednesday, and on Thursday and Friday to rush hours will treat the period from 16:00 to midnight. Last time taxi services became more expensive in Dubai in spring 2012

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Taxis in Dubai

Taxis in Dubai - it's more than 4,700 cars belonging to the State Transport Corporation emirate and its franchises.
Features taxi in Dubai

Order a taxi in Dubai can be at the hotel (it will cause a hotel employee) or stop him on the street (taxi stop in places where it is possible to park your car, so it does not interfere with the traffic flow - at a bus stop or in a "pocket" for parking). If you stop the taxi on the street, the trip will be cheaper than if you sit in a car parked outside the hotel.

Tourists, especially women, is not recommended to take a seat private drivers.

Please note that it is advisable to sit in a car equipped with the scoreboard TAXI roof with a burning yellow light bulb. You as a passenger, it is advisable to make sure that the driver turned on the counter - the screen will affect the landing fee (it stated in dirhams). Pay is also better dirhams, because the dollar will fare much.

Local drivers know where all the main shopping and tourist point, but maybe they will not know how to get to the little-known places, so to avoid winding counter is advisable to get a card to show her the place where you want to reach.

Since there are taxis in Dubai, where you can travel outside of the city ("Long Distance"), then use its services, you will have to pay for all passenger seats or split the fare with fellow travelers.

It is worth noting that Dubai ply painted in pink "female" taxi (they are for women, and the drivers of these taxis are the fair sex). The main parking lot of taxis are located close to shopping centers, hospitals, maternity homes, child care facilities.

In addition, the emirate is famous for its water taxi, the main parking lot which is the Bay Creek.
The cost of a taxi in Dubai

If you are interested in, how much is a taxi in Dubai, take a look at current rates:

passengers boarding costs 3 dirhams (if you order a taxi by telefonuvy pay 6 dirhams), and taking a taxi from Dubai International Airport, landing it will cost 25 dirhams;
regardless of the distance covered, the fare you pay at least 10 dirhams;
1 km of track is from 1.6 dirhams;
If you need to get from Dubai to Sharjah, the total bill will be added 20 dirhams;
hire a taxi for 6 hours, you pay 300 dirhams, and 12 hours - 500 dirhams (price fixed for such services).

Tourist taxi in Dubai - the most attractive form of transport, and use it, every traveler is likely to remain happy.