RTA rolls out new system to monitor bus commuters

The RTA has launched a new smart technology aimed at counting passengers to help curb fare evasion. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00The RTA's public transport agency in Dubai has rolled out a sophisticated new passenger

00:12counting system on its buses called RASID. The aim of the system is to match the captured

00:17passenger rider information with the information from the NOL cards so that the agency will

00:21be able to identify which stops and routes some commuters tend to evade paying their

00:26bus fares.

00:27So currently it will count the passengers on the boarding, on the alighting, then these

00:36numbers will be compared with the NOL system. So we can detect or we can identify the number

00:44or the percentage of the evasion on the routes and the stations of the buses. So rather than

00:50I send my inspectors without any clear plan, today I can plan it based on the numbers,

00:57based on the percentages of evasions. So I can plan to organize and distribute the inspectors

01:05in specific areas. We have different phases to expand the system so it will cover all

01:15bus services.

01:17The system will enhance the ability of the RTA inspectors to pinpoint the bus routes

01:21with the largest concentration of fare dodgers, thereby helping to curb potential fare evasion

01:26and increase RTA revenues. Logan Fish for Gulf News.