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Accidents
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1,600 accidents took place during holidays
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A night planned for children went awry
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Mobile phone use while driving raises crash risk
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Fog disrupts flights and road traffic
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Driver told to pay Dh2m to families
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Injured workers blame speeding and overloading for fatal crash
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Bad roads are reducing vehicle life - motorists
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Last year most fatal for motorists in a decade
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One killed and another injured in road crashes
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Shaikh Zayed Road bus crash driver seeks reduced jail term
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New fund launched to help accident victims
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Truck driver injured in collision
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Two heavy vehicle drivers killed in head-on collision
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Accidents trigger major traffic jams
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Two people killed in tragic accidents
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Motorist ordered to pay Dh200,000 to victim's family
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Calls for pedestrian safety 'were ignored'
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Car overturns killing woman and injuring her 3 children
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Man killed as vehicle rams truck
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Speeding driver killed in collision with tanker
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Pedestrians represent a third of deaths on Dubai roads
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Blaze destroys car in Satwa
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Car crash alert promises safety on the roads
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Police sound warning as speeding claims three more lives on roads
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Tough traffic rules cut fatalities drastically
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Traffic brought to a halt on Ras Al Khor Road
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Speeding caused the fatal crash on Al Dhaid highway
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Three dead as car crashes into tow truck
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Speeding vehicle 'hit tow truck winching up van'
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Sleepy drivers caused ten collisions
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Debris keeps motorists on the edge
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Dead man held partially responsible for accident
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Lorry ban reimposed after crash
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Danger drivers put lives at risk
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Bus in fatal crash on Emirates Road was speeding when its tyre burst
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53 perish on Ras Al Khaimah roads as fatalities soar by 20% in 9 months
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Five burnt to death as speeding car overturns
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Careless driving cited for rise in fiery crashes
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Video evidence in court shows traffic accident
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Tow vehicles set to cut response time
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RTA plans to clear roads faster after minor crashes
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Two killed and 11 hurt in crashes during Eid
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Pregnant mother and baby among six killed in gruesome accidents
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'Lethal' roundabout angers Greens residents
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Cause of vehicle fires investigated
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Bus driver questioned after fatal Deira crash
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Abide by speed limit to avoid crashes
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Three children among five killed in Abu Dhabi crash
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Four die in Fujairah car crash
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Two people die in road accidents on Eid holidays
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Investigation into fatal Haj bus crash under way
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Lucky escape for family of seven in horrific crash
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'Insurance companies liable to compensate victims of accidents'
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Man run over by truck while trying to cross Dubai-Al Ain Road
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One person killed as speeding vehicle forces buses to collide
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Traffic tailbacks caused after Shaikh Zayed Road accident
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Five killed as minibus is smashed by speeding truck
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Three people killed in road accidents
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Speeding motorist mows down woman
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Man in coma dies after tragic road accident
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Dubai motorist gets stuck in huge hole
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Driver injured in five-vehicle collision
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Burning truck causes traffic chaos
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Six cars, including police patrol, crash on Airport road
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Four children among seven killed in Hatta road crash
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Four Emirati women die in vehicle plunge
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Teenager in road horror
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Four-wheel drive vehicle runs over three pedestrians crossing street in Merbeh
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Three die in separate road accidents
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Two children among five killed in Abu Dhabi road accidents
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Fog and unsafe driving main factors
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Shocked families mourn victims
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Ten hurt in seven-car pile-up outside RAK police station
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Car knocks down and kills Pakistan Embassy worker
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Two dead, four hurt in head-on collision
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15 hurt after minibus rams into parked car on Dubai-Al Ain road
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Man dies in crash hours after arriving in UAE
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Father and child killed in accident near Airport Road underpass
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Woman killed trying to cross Shaikh Zayed Road
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Girl escapes injury in Al Ain crash
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Two killed in Sharjah and Al Ain road accidents
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UAE road accidents claim 21 lives in 72 hours
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Maid dies after Ras Al Khaimah car accident
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Jaywalking puts lives in danger, warns top Dubai official
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Three killed in Abu Dhabi traffic accidents
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Nine-year-old Emirati killed as heavy vehicle rams into car
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23 hurt as bus carrying workers overturns
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Young man dies in Al Ain due to speeding
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Man killed as car overturns and bursts into flames in Ras Al Khaimah
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Youth killed after ramming car into pavement
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Trees blocking view cause of fatal accidents - official
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Eyewitness saw girl sitting on driver's lap in burning car
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Traffic signal 'a must at U-turn'
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Dangerous U-turn on Al Wasl Road in Dubai is shut
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U-turn safety measures 'too late', say Al Wasl residents
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22 unsafe U-turns on a 14km stretch
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Dubai court sends out tough warning to errant drivers
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Four killed in Sharjah road accident
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20% rise in deaths due to accidents
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Speeding claims two more lives on Dubai roads
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Teen dies after celebratory ride ends in tragedy
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Man dies after his car overturns on Masafi-Fujairah road
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Dead end looms for overloaded cars
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Three teenagers killed in ghastly car crash
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Death on roads 'due to financial stress'
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Timeline: Road accidents in Dubai in 2008
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2 killed, 15 wounded in horrific accident on Emirates road
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Dubai Metro
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Restaurants 'will be partially compensated'
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Work on Dubai Metro 'progressing smoothly'
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Purple Line to link airports
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Dubai expands metro network with Purple Line
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Trams to offer alternative transport
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Green Line work to start soon
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Be aware: Dubai Metro coming to ease traffic bottlenecks
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Traffic diversion set for metro work
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First phase construction of Dubai Metro is on track
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Efforts to ensure Metro link on time
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Work on Metro tunnelling takes off
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Metro design finalised
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Parking lots reserved for Metro users
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RTA completes viaduct segment on Shaikh Zayed Road
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Machine bores through as Metro tunnel work starts
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'Areas near Metro in demand'
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Metro is taking shape rapidly
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Tunnelling under Creek to begin in May
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At a glance: Dubai Metro
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People say...
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Metro stations to have wireless online link
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Manufacturing of trains begins
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Metro to run from 5am to 12.30am
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Team to monitor impact of tunnelling work
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Airport-Jebel Ali metro link planned
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Metro stations 'will have modern safety equipment'
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Traffic diversion at Bani Yas Square
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Boost to urban development
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To name or not to name?
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Maps
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How to ride into the sunset
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new roads
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Measures under way to cope with increasing traffic
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Dh3.5b infrastructure revamp
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Springs project not a highway, says official
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Dh25b plan to boost Dubai's roads
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Shaikh Zayed road expansion by July
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Sharjah unveils road project to smooth traffic flow
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One more lane to be added to Al Maktoum Bridge
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Multi-million road project completed
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Intersections to replace four Deira roundabouts
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RAK road renewal under way
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Five major road projects costing Dh783m completed on schedule
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Jumeirah Beach Road project to be completed by July
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Floating Bridge on Dubai Creek to open in March 2007
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Dh81.5m bridge to be ready in March
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Bridges to be part of internal ring road
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Two more bridges by 2009 to ease Dubai traffic
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Biggest interchange launched
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Five lanes in each direction
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Dh602m plan to ease Emirates Road chaos
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RTA to build Marina interchange
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More lanes to be added onto Al Maktoum bridge
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Sharjah plans extensive road network to end congestion
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New projects to improve traffic flow initiated
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Al Ittihad Road to be turned into expressway
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National council discusses expansion of road network
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First part of Dubai bypass road to be expanded
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Makeover plans for Al Ain-Dubai Road
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Dh732m new road projects in Sharjah to start soon
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Contract awarded for parallel roads project
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Pedestrian paradise planned
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Bad roads getting on motorists' nerves
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Extensive road makeover projects to put Al Ain in the fast lane
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New interchange fails to ease traffic woes
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Jumeirah Road among the safest for users
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New bridge to ease Dubai traffic
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Motorists say bridge cuts journey time drastically
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Emirates Road to be expanded to 12 lanes
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Adieu to traffic woes?
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Double-deck Sharjah road
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Third lane to be added to Dubai-Fujairah highway
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Ras Al Khor road opens to motorists
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Floating bridge over Dubai Creek opens
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Pontoon will ease Maktoum bridge traffic
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Floating bridge completed in just 300 days
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120km of internal roads added in Sharjah
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Residents confused over closed roads under construction
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New lanes opened on Emirates Road
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Work on Dubai-Fujairah dual carriageway begins
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Pedestrian bridge will remain open
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Public transport is the answer
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Sharjah road works will take three years for completion
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Development project puts focus on road network
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Land dispute hampers ring road construction
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Missing bridge diversion baffles drivers
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Parallel Roads set to ease congestion
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Sharjah's Al Wahda Road closure to be extended
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Another Sharjah roundabout gives way to traffic lights
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Third phase of Dubai bypass opens Friday
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New Al Garhoud bridge ready to open within days
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New Al Garhoud Bridge to open on Saturday
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New Al Garhoud Bridge opens to motorists in record time
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Emirates Road gets 6 more lanes to ease traffic
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Final phase of Emirates Road widening project is over
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RTA awards contract for phase 5 of widening key road
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Parallel Roads project enters Dh1.8b phase
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Al Ain will expand road to Dubai
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Work on the Dibba-Masafi road to start next week
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New underpasses will depict UAE's heritage
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Enjoy non-stop green drive on Abu Dhabi road
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Airport Road will be widened in Abu Dhabi
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New interchange to be built near Dubai Marina
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23km Dubai outer bypass road to ease traffic congestion
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RTA
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RTA appoints Emiratis to leading positions
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Complaints galore about transport service
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Trilingual Salik call centre launched
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Tasjeel laxity upsets customers
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Motorbikes deployed to help tow vehicles for free
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Authority plans new system to cut accident handling time
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RTA to assist travellers by issuing international driving licences in Dubai
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'Rapid changes' delay road to smooth traffic by one year
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Be patient with RTA, says police chief
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Authority has projects worth Dh25b under way
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Examiner shortage hits learners
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Dubai spending Dh80b on mass transport
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Travelling in buses to become hassle-free
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Dh1.8 billion to develop a water transport network
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Two more lines will join Metro network by 2015
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Vehicles with expired registration on the rise - official
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Driving instructors fume over tough tests
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Campaign to acquaint people on RTA projects
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Security to increase at major bus stations
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Driver attitudes must change, says RTA chief
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RTA to regulate driving licence procedures
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Driving tests in Dubai to be held in evenings to shorten waiting time
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Motorists frustrated by long wait at RTA licensing offices
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RTA establishes new agency to regulate driving licences
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RTA scraps outsourced call centre after complaints
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Al Nahda Bridge partially open to traffic
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More than Dh26m for Emirati taxi owners
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Taxis to be available at special parking lots
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New road projects to cut gridlock at Dubai airport
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Police
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Radar violations see alarming rise in six years
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Ambulance drivers 'must not flout traffic rules'
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Shaikh Zayed Road still most dangerous
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Lane violations on top of list
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37 drivers have licences cancelled
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131,000 traffic offences reported in July
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Violation of rules is main cause of accidents
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Stiff penalties await dangerous truckers
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Police get tough on reckless truck drivers
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Motorists who flee police will be referred to court
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Carelessness leads to death and despair
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Taxi driver held for speeding to drop off crying babies
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Police patrol drivers trained to chase reckless motorists
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Number of confiscated vehicles has increased
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Motorist jailed for causing death of medic
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More than 30 truck drivers to be deported
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Motorists told to drive cautiously before iftar
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Police to fast-track cases against offending drivers
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Police will deal strictly with errant motorists
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Court fines and puts drunk truck driver behind bars
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Gadget to measure car tints
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Motorists hail civic penalty
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Most motorists flout ban against driving and talking
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Mobile phones can steer drivers away from safety
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Dubai traffic offences rise by 43%
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Speeding car kills two motorcyclists
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58 pedestrians in Dubai to be prosecuted
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Violators not to be spared anywhere
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