Limit car ownership by salary across the UAE

The Director General of Dubai Municipality now wants a federal law to restrict ownership of cars.
“The problem is too many cars on the roads. It is not just Dubai [issue] alone. The whole UAE has to consider,”
Alarmed by the rising level of pollution in city’s major roads, he has suggested that ownership of cars be restricted via a federal law.
He recommends that people above a certain [undefined as yet] salary bracket should be allowed to own a car.
Another restriction could be on the number of cars owned per family.
“We can also limit the number of cars on the roads by considering the size of the family,” Lootah said.
Lootah’s recommendations seem to have been dealt a blow with the Federal Traffic Council approving the lowering of the driving age to 17 from 18 – meaning more drivers on the roads.
This is in addition to the expected increase in new drivers because of population growth ahead of World Expo 2020.
The Expo is projected to create 277,000 new jobs.
Even if a quarter of these have families, it is fair to assume that a significant proportion of these new job entrants would aspire to drive.