Characterization of road crashes in the emirate of Abu Dhabi

Identification of Risk Factors Associated with Fatal Intersection Crashes and Assessment of the In-Service Safety Performance of Signalized Intersections and Roundabouts in Abu Dhabi

“…It is important to stress that the present study indicated that there are safety benefits to be reaped from roundabout adoption even though operating speeds prevailing on Abu Dhabi's roundabouts may be too high [68]. These excessively high operating speeds may be attributed to both reckless driving behavior [67] as well as large roundabout diameters. In Abu Dhabi, roundabouts usually have multiple lanes, resulting in large diameters.…”

“…Even though there has been a significant amount of studies conducted at different points in time and spread throughout several different countries and continents, assessing the safety performance of roundabouts versus signalized intersections in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is still a relevant research topic, since (i) there has been no scientific evaluation of the in-service safety performance of roundabouts and signalized intersections in the UAE, and (ii) traffic characteristics, vehicle fleet, and driving behavior in the UAE may differ from those in the countries listed in Tables 1 and 2. For example, a recent study conducted using Abu Dhabi crash data found that half of the road crashes were caused by reckless behavior and that Emirati drivers were very overrepresented as the driver at fault in fatal crashes [67]. One of the practices classified as reckless in this study was "no yielding" when yielding was warranted, such as when vehicles are entering roundabouts.…”

Severity of vehicle-to-vehicle accidents in the UAE: An exploratory analysis using machine learning algorithms

“…Studies investigating road crashes in the middle-east and more-so in the UAE are limited at best [ 6 ]. Studies thus-far have either surveyed the residents of Abu Dhabi to assess traffic accidents [ 7 ], or have used descriptive approaches based on crash data obtained from the Directorate of Traffic [ 8 ].…”

Assessment of Traffic Sign Comprehension Levels among Drivers in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE

“…Despite the increased volume of fines against drivers, it has been found that road traffic injuries in the UAE remained stable from 2012 to 2016 [9]. Another alarming factor in the road injuries and fatalities is the overrepresentation of UAE nationals among the fatalities and the injured [10]. One study of five countries within the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) found that the drivers correctly comprehended only 56% of the traffic signs they were presented [11].…”

“…A recent study of road crashes in Abu Dhabi between 2012 and 2017 revealed that there were 1.26 million crashes, 9327 injuries, and 1305 fatalities during the period covered. The study went on to reveal that the crashes tended to be fatal when collisions occurred between 22:00 and 5:59 o'clock, occurred under adverse weather conditions, involved pedestrians or drunk drivers, occurred on higher speed limit highways, as well as when drivers were male, minors and/or Emiratis [10]. The economic costs of these accidents to the GCC have been estimated to be around $7.5 billion annually [15].…”