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Drive against parking on pavements a success: RTA
DUBAI — While the Roads and Transport Authority has hailed the positive response to its ongoing campaign against parking of vehicles on pavements, motorists say the lack of parking spaces in different areas is forcing them to break the law.
Maitha bin Adai, CEO of Traffic and Roads Agency at the RTA, said yesterday that the second round of the campaign saw around 50 per cent reduction in the number of offenders as compared to the first round. She praised the active cooperation of Jebel Ali police station under which two rounds of the campaign were carried out.
The first round was in December last year and the second concluded recently.
The Traffic Department at Traffic and Roads Agency and Jebel Ali police station formed a team to check the vehicles parked on pavements in most areas of Dubai city during the first round. During the second round, the team revisited the same locations and found that the number of offenders had come down to 1,047 vehicles from 2,046 in the first round.
“I hope that the third round in April will witness better compliance with the ban,” said Maitha.
However, motorists have said such campaigns would be of no use unless they are provided with ample alternative parking spaces. “It is not that we want to park our vehicles on the pavements. We are aware of the law and don’t want to break it. The RTA should focus on building more parking lots first. It is the absence of adequate parking areas which forces us to park the vehicles in the wrong places,” said Shadaab Askar, a businessman living in the Karama area.
“Everyday I reach my locality around 8pm and have to move around for almost an hour-and-a-half to find a parking space. When I cannot find any space, I have got no option but to park my car on the pavement. After Karama, the Hor Al Anz area is the worst hit,” added Mahtab Khan, who works in a bank in Dubai.
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