4,500 sign up to Dubai car sharing scheme

TRAFFIC ISSUES: 4,500 motorists have signed up to the new plan to ease congestion in Dubai. (Getty Images)

More than 4,500 people have joined a new scheme to ease congestion on Dubai's roads, it has been announced.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said the number of subscribers to its carpooling service, known as ‘Sharekni’, has exceeded 4,525 - just one month after launching this service.

The jambusting scheme was launched after a report revealed that car occupancy in the city was just 1.6 passengers per vehicle - one of the main reasons for traffic problems.

The ‘Sharekni’ service is based on the concept of encouraging two or more passengers working in one place or neighbouring places sharing one car or using a number of cars alternately from their place of living.

It aims to cut the number of private vehicles on Dubai roads which regularly experience traffic bottlenecks.

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Posted by saul, dubai, UAE on Monday 8 September 2008 at 09:09 UAE time


I hardly think they are encouraging people to car pool, in fact they are putting a barrier in place - you can't car pool unless you register (or you'll be fined) - where's the incentive there?

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