Overheated
Air conditioned bus shelters don't work well in the summer. Great.
July 15, 2009 11:20 by Dana El Baltaji
The air conditioned bus shelters installed throughout Dubai breakdown when temperatures soar, reports The National. Ten out of the 17 bus shelters located along a stretch of road are out of order; when the paper contacted the company that operates them, Right Angle Media, they said “Extreme outside temperatures can cause technical difficulties at some shelters, causing the air-conditioners to trip at intervals.”
Trip at intervals? Which intervals? The important ones? Like at noon when the temperature is deliriously high?
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3 Comments
They didn’t know what they were getting themselves into. This is a problem that’s going to be hard to fix.
Furthur to Jacob’s comment, Well, the contractor is supposed to know their stuff…As is the auth. (RTA??) who awards such contracts…So what happens if boith are , lets say, “still on learning curve” …. result is a news report like above !
Not to play down the achievements of UAE/dubai, at least they thought of such a facility (w/o levying a surcharge on fares, I hope) in the first place, I know lots of others (incld my native country) who are still not able to think about this concept…
Keep Smiling !
as usual most of you always look at the negative side, atleast give them some credit for putting it in the first place. It is a general problem AC always have problems especially here in the summer, so don’t underestimate the power of the sun here as apparently it can ruin how your brain work as well