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8/27/24, 10:39 AM Taking Salik Road, Leaving Early: How UAE Residents Tackled Back-To-School Traffic
However, contrary to their regular commute, many motorists opted to take Salik routes to
reach their locations in time.

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“It took me an additional 45 minutes to reach the office on Monday as there was heavy traffic

in Oud Metha since many parents had parked their cars by the side of the roads to drop their

kids to school. I saw parents dropping their kids in the school and walking back to their
vehicles parked on the roadside,” said Karen Lobo, a long-time UAE resident.

Lobo added that some of her colleagues also made it late in the day due to bad traffic.

'Non-working parents took other non-Salik routes'
Sharrah Khilawala, mother of two kids, too, left 40 minutes early to drop her daughter to

school.

“Since I went to drop my daughter from Sharjah to Dubai, I factored in an extra 40 minutes
because it was my first day in school. Plus, pretty much everyone is back from their holidays,

leading to increased traffic on the roads,” she told Khaleej Times.

“Many working parents took the Salik route to reach their locations in time, while non-working
parents opted for other non-Salik routes. I took Salik because it saved time for me,” she

added.

Sharjah resident Abu Ahmed, who went to drop his son to school in Ajman, experienced
slightly heavier traffic.

“There was traffic at the Al Khan signal and then again on Al Wahda Street, going towards

Ajman. Then there was heavy traffic again around school, so we drove through streets to drop
my son in Ajman. Roads leading towards schools were quite busy in early morning on the first

day,” he added.

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