Abu Dhabi - By June
next year, the nearly 8,000 taxis in Abu Dhabi emirate will be fitted with CCTV
cameras, as an added measure for passenger security.
The Centre for
Regulation of Transport by Hire Cars has announced that the first phase of the
projects already started last week, with the installation of the CCTV
cameras in a fleet of 100 taxis that vary in type, to test the cameras’ quality
and effectiveness.
If all goes
according to plan, all Abu Dhabi taxis will then be fitted with security
cameras in 2016.
General manager of
the Centre for Regulation of Transport by Hire Cars, Mohamed Darwish Al Qemzi,
said: “The safety of passengers and their belongings is the responsibility of
the Centre, therefore we focus all our efforts on providing safe and
sustainable services to the customers.”
According to a
spokesperson of the centre, the CCTV cameras will record both image and sound
and they will cover the entire space of the taxi. For the Centre’s newest fleet
of taxis, the 270 Mercedes Vito vans that can accommodate five passengers in
the back, while the front, separated by a glass panel, may be used for luggage,
there will be two CCTV cameras installed to cover both the driver’s side and
the passengers’ side of the car.
The CCTV footage is
not only recorded, but also streamed live to the Centre’s monitoring station,
as well as the government monitoring centre.
Thus, in case of any
kind of incident, there can be swift intervention and clear proof to support
any complaints.
“The launch of this
initiative was the result of a research study on the extent of customer
satisfaction with the service provided by the Centre, and the results of those
studies have proven the need for surveillance to ensure the highest standards
of quality and safety in service delivery,” stressed Al Qemzi.
The addition of
these new security measures will not affect the taxi fare. -end-
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