Public transport users enjoy free ride in Dubai. American basketball hall of famer Karim Abdul Jabbar joins the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority’s week-long celebration of the Public Transport Day. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00The Roads and Transport Authority celebrated its yearly public transport day by holding
00:15week-long activities and giving away prizes to commuters.
00:19The fifth edition of the public transport day, which falls on the 1st of November, was
00:23also organized in line with the RTA's anniversary.
00:26The festivities kicked off on October 26 with the RTA organizing a blood donation drive,
00:32a virtual cycling contest, and free rides on the marine transport and even a series
00:37of basketball tournaments.
00:38American Basketball Hall of Famer Karim Abdul-Jabbar was a special guest in the basketball matches
00:43held outside the Al-Ghubayba metro station.
00:49One of the highlights of the celebration was a free two-hour tour of the world islands.
00:53We expect that it will be more ridership for this one type.
00:58Normally people like to test something new.
01:02This type of the product we just mentioned in the mood of transportation, the marine,
01:06that to go to see the island which is already created in Dubai.
01:09Especially for the tourists, they want to investigate about what is new in Dubai here.
01:14This one of the mood of transportation will take them from here to the last destination
01:19for them.
01:20Then they can take a very nice moment for them, they can be remembered when they go
01:24back to their country.
01:25From the mood of transportation, which is the marine, yes, there is a master plan in
01:30the RTA to extend the area which can be in Dubai mostly, especially in the new canal
01:36which is coming soon.
01:37It will be also, there is a lot of different type of vessels which will be provided for
01:45the customer so they can use it in different, especially like Abra which is the traditional
01:51one will be there also.
01:52The RTA also gave away prizes worth 1 million dirham to public transport users and those
01:58who took part in the competitions.
02:00About 4 kilograms of gold was also distributed to winners during the week-long festivities.
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