Eeyore

It's slightly worrying that you have to ask

But yes. I believe it's what the bright young shavers today are referring to as "satire".

littlejimmy

Well thank **** for that. It can be hard to tell sometimes.

Er...Arse. ****!

Liyamu

Interesting thread. Didn't realise how many people hated the Dubai traffic with such passion.

IndieG

I heard that the traffic on Garhoud bridge and SZR road has improved considerably - could be more to do with summer than Salik though.

Eeyore

That's what someone said to me - "Wait until everyone's back after the summer. Then we'll see if Salik *really* works or not"

I have to say, it's something of a no-brainer that making people pay to use the SZR would get traffic off it; since the majority of people in Dubai are so poorly paid, even 8 dhs per day for a return trip is a significant increase in the cost of living for them.

Contrast that with London; even with the congestion charge set at £8 per day, traffic levels, after an initial fall when the charge was first introduced, are now more-or-less back to where they were - and that's in a city with extensive public transport options. So the charge now is nothing to do with easing congestion and everything to do with raising revenue.

There's still every chance that Salik will end up like that... we'll know in a month or two.

IndieG

There wasn't any doubt about that - AED 600 million from those using Salik, and add another half of that earned from those using the road but without Salik

W10

The biggest problem with that was the extension. Red Ken in his hatred for all things Kensington and Chelsea managed to being 400,000 extra people to within the zone, meaning that for an extra 150 quid a year. Us K&C residents can drive where we like in central London without clocking up big charges.

Thanks Ken :-)