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<strong> TRAFFIC-JAM FRUSTRATION: </strong> Road users in Dubai know all too well that their journey could well take longer than planned. <em>Image: Shutterstock. </em>
DUBAI, UAE - The number of vehicles in Dubai has doubled between 2006 and 2015 to give the emirate's population more cars per person than New York or London.
Official figures released on Monday (March 16 2015) claim the city-state now has 1.4-million vehicles for a population of 2.4-million, or 540 for every 1000 people.
The Roads and Transport Authority says New York has 305 vehicles/1000, London 213/1000.
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