TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal Road Crashes in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
T2 - 23rd EURO Working Group on Transportation Meeting, EWGT 2020
AU - Awadalla, Dina M.
AU - De Albuquerque, Francisco Daniel B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Road crashes have historically plagued the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Unfortunately, vehicle crash studies conducted in the GCC region have been scarce, making it difficult for decision-makers and researchers to assess the magnitude of the road safety problem regionally and to tackle it effectively. In the present study, the authors use a multivariate logistic regression model to investigate the contributing factors to fatal road crash severity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (AD), part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Data was collected from all reported crashes occurring between 2012 and 2017. This study may be relevant not only to the UAE, but also to other GCC countries (i.e., Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain) due to their similarities in road design, vehicle fleet, and driving culture. Based on the study findings, the authors recommend AD to focus on: i) increased law enforcement during weekends, ii) implementation of safety measures capable of preventing running-red-light events, iii) safe pedestrian-oriented road design and transport policies, iv) improved safety and design standards on higher-speed-limit roads, v) effective educational campaigns and training programs in changing driving culture, especially among the male/Emirati population, and vi) change in traffic legislation. This latter measure would intend to address reckless driving behavior more effectively, so that reckless drivers are punished more proportionally to the damage they cause to society. Punishment measures could entail jail time and/or license suspension/cancelation.
AB - Road crashes have historically plagued the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Unfortunately, vehicle crash studies conducted in the GCC region have been scarce, making it difficult for decision-makers and researchers to assess the magnitude of the road safety problem regionally and to tackle it effectively. In the present study, the authors use a multivariate logistic regression model to investigate the contributing factors to fatal road crash severity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (AD), part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Data was collected from all reported crashes occurring between 2012 and 2017. This study may be relevant not only to the UAE, but also to other GCC countries (i.e., Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain) due to their similarities in road design, vehicle fleet, and driving culture. Based on the study findings, the authors recommend AD to focus on: i) increased law enforcement during weekends, ii) implementation of safety measures capable of preventing running-red-light events, iii) safe pedestrian-oriented road design and transport policies, iv) improved safety and design standards on higher-speed-limit roads, v) effective educational campaigns and training programs in changing driving culture, especially among the male/Emirati population, and vi) change in traffic legislation. This latter measure would intend to address reckless driving behavior more effectively, so that reckless drivers are punished more proportionally to the damage they cause to society. Punishment measures could entail jail time and/or license suspension/cancelation.
KW - Abu Dhabi
KW - Road crashes
KW - fatalities
KW - logistic regression
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trpro.2021.01.030
DO - 10.1016/j.trpro.2021.01.030
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85101048091
VL - 52
SP - 260
EP - 267
JO - Transportation Research Procedia
JF - Transportation Research Procedia
SN - 2352-1457
Y2 - 16 September 2020 through 18 September 2020
ER -