Dubai residents ditch their cars on Car-Free Day

Officials of the Dubai Municipality take a metro ride on the Car-Free Day. (Photo by Dhes Handumon)

Dubai - Khaleej Times gets you the latest from Dubai roads.

Published: Sun 5 Feb 2017, 7:48 AM

Updated: Mon 6 Feb 2017, 11:14 AM

By
Team KT

As the municipality marks its 8th Car-Free Day on February 5, many residents ditch their cars and Dubai municipality officials ride the metro.
Through the initiative, launched in 2010, the civic body urges officials and employees of government and private sectors to swap their cars for different modes of public transport to get to work for a day, in an attempt to reduce carbon emission and environmental pollution.

Khaleej Times gets you the latest from Dubai roads.

10:30 am

543 million riders used public transit means in #Dubai in 2016@RTA_Dubai pic.twitter.com/4TrnokRZAN
- Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) February 5, 2017

10: 13 am

RTA participates in the #DubaiCarFreeDay initiative which is oraganzied by #Dubai_Municipality. pic.twitter.com/hxdUftu04Y
- RTA (@RTA_Dubai) February 5, 2017

9:30 am

RTA officials participate in the Dubai Car-Free Day

RTA participates in the #DubaiCarFreeDay initiative which is oraganzied by #Dubai_Municipality. pic.twitter.com/9xFtEjEWPd
- RTA (@RTA_Dubai) February 5, 2017

9:00 am

WATCH: Dubai Municipality officials take a metro ride on Car Free Day. Did you ditch your car today?
(Videos by Dhes Handumon)

#Dubai Municipality officials take a metro ride on #CarFreeDay. Did you ditch your car today?
Video by Dhes Handumon pic.twitter.com/75M6xrseo0
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) February 5, 2017

(2/2) #Dubai Municipality officials ride the metro on #CarFreeDay. Did you ditch your car today?
Video by Dhes Handumon pic.twitter.com/yX7xpPbqs4
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) February 5, 2017