Monitoring of the causeway traffic is done through our sources who are known to us and in direct communication with our website. Another important source is you, the causeway user, through the SMS messages that you can send to us. We will collect and add those messages to our own sources for a more complete coverage at a more closely-spaced time intervals.
We will rely on the messages you send us so that you may benefit as well as others. Please don’t hesitate to send us an SMS to 0564601144 once you cross the four points in full (customs, passports, passports and customs again)
What to send ?
We need the time it takes you to cross the four points (in minutes), followed by the letter “s” to signify that the crossing is from Saudi to Bahrain or the letter “b” indicating the crossing is from Bahrain to Saudi.
For example, if it takes you an hour and a quarter to cross the four points completely as you go from Saudi to Bahrain then your short message reads: “75 s” where the number represents the time in minutes that took you to make the crossing. Another example is if it takes you half an hour to cross the four points as you come from Bahrain to Saudi then your message will read: “30 b”
Do you use those SMS messages to determine traffic density ?
Yes but in conjunction with our own resources who monitor the causeway daily. We use both resources for a better coverage and more accuracy.
How reliable are the messages?
Currently we give more weight to our own resources but with time, we anticipate that we can rely more on the short messages we get from the causeway users. Some of us have probably inquired from their friends who were a head of them on the causeway about the conditions there and were satisfied with the answers they got in spite of the difference in timing and the single feedback. Imagine hundreds or possibly thousands of voices being aired on our website daily for all to benefit.
The biggest obstacle was in determining a measure for traffic density that all users understand. For this, we only ask for the time spent in crossing all four points.
What about phony messages ?
Those will be filtered out. Any message that contains anomalous data compared to the rest of the messages for the same time frame will be left out and considered anomalous. In the unlikely event that we get too many contradicting messages, we rely on our own resources but in the majority of cases we believe the users are keen to send credible information especially that we ask for a simple measure which is the time spent, so no confusion there.
Finally, keep this number handy (0564601144) and use it to send us your feedback, once you pass all four points. Your cooperation will help us help you determine the traffic density so that you can spend more quality time in your home or office and less waiting time on the causeway.
Remember we need your message after the final (fourth) check point (i.e., after clearing the customs)
