Salon shut, 5 other establishments fined in Dubai

DUBAI: The Dubai Municipality closed a salon in the International City, and fined other five establishments for their failure to comply with the precautionary and preventive measures against COVID-19. This was during field visits carried out by the municipal inspectors who visited 2,348 establishments.

The visits resulted in issuing 37 warning notices. Generally, the total commitment to the precautionary measures of all establishments reached 98 per cent. The number of establishments that were found meeting the public safety requirements and fully adhering to the preventive measures reached 2,305, according to the Dubai Municipality

RAKTA TO MONITOR STRESS LEVELS OF DRIVERS: Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority (RAKTA) has launched the first phase of “Shaheen” system within the activities of the Innovation Month 2021 under the slogan “UAE Innovates”.

The system consists of installing an AI camera in front of taxi and bus drivers that reads their face features and activities while driving to monitor stress levels and signs of fatigue, through technical indicators linked to RAKTA’S Smart Control Centre.

There is also another smart system represented by a device through which the driver’s behaviour is monitored during the trip, in terms of exceeding the speed limit, lack of commitment to safe driving, using the brakes recklessly, turning suddenly, being distracted from the road using a mobile phone while driving, and others.

Accordingly, the RAKTA’S Smart Control Centre analyses this data and takes immediate measures to ensure the safety of taxi and bus users, and contribute to reducing complaints and observations. Esmaeel Hasan Al Blooshi - RAKTA’S General Manager, confirmed that the “Shaheen” system comes to ensure their commitment to the rules, principles and ethics of the profession, in addition to motivating them to observe the best behaviors in dealing with transport users to achieve the highest safety standards in line with RAKTA’S vision “Pioneering in regulating the transportation sector and ensuring the provision of safe, reliable and smart transportation services”.