«Dubai Roads» demands drivers of the line «Dubai - Muscat» certificate of medical fitness

Dubai Transport and Transport Authority (RTA) Executive Director Ahmed Hashim Behroozian told Emirates Transport today that the TRA has asked Amman Transport Corporation to provide it with a medical fitness certificate for drivers working on the land transport line between the two countries. In the Rashidiya district, early last month, which killed 17 people.

Bahrozian confirmed that the Authority has taken new measures to regulate the land transport service between Dubai and Muscat, through buses operated by the Amman Transport Corporation, in accordance with an agreement signed with the Authority earlier this year.

The Dubai-Amman International Bus Terminal was launched to transport passengers between Dubai and the Omani capital through three daily flights to meet the high demand for land transport between the two countries through existing transport companies. Oman, "to provide the service needed by a large segment of travelers, who come to Oman periodically for various reasons.

Among the measures agreed upon by the Dubai Public Transport Agency and the Oman Transport Foundation is the need to provide a certificate of medical fitness to drivers serving the Authority to ensure that they are free from diseases that may pose a risk to driving safety, Diabetes, night sickness, epilepsy, and other diseases.

Behroozian also agreed with the foundation to assign its best drivers to lead the buses, train them on safety and safety rules while driving, and compel them to follow specific bus routes.

An Omani bus running on the same line collided with a barrier on a forbidden bus route before it reached its final destination in the emirate from Muscat, injuring and killing a number of passengers.

Bahruzian added that the new requirements included obliging Oman Transport to provide copies of the accident report for Omani drivers working on the service line between Dubai and Muscat, and to report to the Public Transport Agency, which includes complaints of passengers and the public against the drivers of the line.

The agreement pointed to the need to ensure the maintenance of the bus, and the absence of faults before leaving the service, in addition to the registration of an electronic statement containing the names of passengers.

The journey to Oman starts in Dubai from Al Rashidiya Bus Station, through Dubai Airport Terminal 2, and then Abu Dhabi Bus Station without stopping, until the UAE-Oman border.