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Parents who went to drop their children to school on day one on the
instructions of schools especially bore the brunt.
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.
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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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