STUDIES are being conducted on ways to tackle the traffic problem, with the number of registered vehicles in Bahrain until the end of October this year reaching 750,341, which is around half the population on the island.
This was revealed yesterday by Interior Minister and Traffic Council chairman General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa who was responding in writing to a question by Shura Council member Ejlal Bubshait on reasons behind traffic congestion and bottlenecks witnessed on Bahrain’s roads .