Dubai is considering the introduction of a salary threshold for being eligible to own a car, Director General of Dubai Municipality Hussain Lootah told a local newspaper. This will encourage more people to use Dubai’s public transportation, he said.
“There are more than 200 nationalities in Dubai,” he said. “I can’t see [education and awareness] having an effect. Adding that, “unless you go hard, no one will obey,” Abu Dhabi newspaper The National quoted him as saying.
Lootah also suggested increasing parking fees, insurance costs and the price of fuel, which is currently sells for about $2.00 per gallon in Dubai. The UAE population has doubled over the past decade, in large part due to an influx of low-paid foreign workers.
