Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has discussed with a number of establishments in the emirate improvements in the school transport sector and difficulties encountered by these entities.
An update was provided to attending entities about the latest revisions of rules and regulations related to school transport with a view to ensuring the safety of students of different age groups as well as the safety of drivers and on-board attendants.
A meeting was held between the Transport Activities Monitoring Department at the RTA Public Transport Agency with a number of entities, such as Knowledge and Human Resources Development Authority, Community Development Authority, Ministry of Community Development, Emirates Transport, Dubai Taxi Corporation and a number of school transport operators.
During the meeting, which was held on the premises of the Public Transport Agency at Muhaisnah, a visual presentation was made explaining various aspects of the School Transport Law.
Discussions covered the preamble of the law, role of monitoring and inspection, inspection within the school zone or at site during the morning and afternoon school sessions, offences and fines of the law, list of reported offences in 2015 and in the first half of 2016, the most frequent offences of the law and the Resolution of the Executive Council No. 18/2014 revising some provisions of Order (2) governing the school transport in Dubai.
Abdullah Al Mahri, director of Transport Activities Monitoring, RTA Public Transport Agency, welcomed attendees and thanked all bodies engaged in school transport, considering them strategic partners of the RTA.
