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Mostapha K. Al-Dah
Mostapha K.
Al-Dah
Richard Frampton
Richard
Frampton
Andrew Morris
Andrew
Morris
Characteristics of injury crashes in Dubai, UAE
Loughborough University
2011
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Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified
2011-04-15 15:19:24
Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Characteristics_of_injury_crashes_in_Dubai_UAE/9404120
The global road safety situation is briefly reviewed then focus is brought to the rapidly
developing Middle-Eastern country of the United Arab Emirates, and specifically to the
emirate and city of Dubai. Road safety is analysed using recent injury crash case files
collected from the authorities for the twelve year period (1995-2006).
Some of the key problems found were the high overall severity of crashes and high
propensity of pedestrian and single-vehicle crashes. Speeding was found to be the second
most common reported cause. Countermeasures were reviewed for effectiveness and selected
to match these problem areas. The effectiveness of these countermeasures was used to
calculate an estimated reduction in crashes or casualties. Once this improvement in road
safety was calculated, an economic calculation of cost savings was possible using UK crash
costings from published material by the UK Department for Transport. The overall cost
savings are found to be significant by any standard, amounting to £350m or AED2.1bn
(Dirhams – the local UAE currency). This method can be extended and refined with more
detailed crash data. It can also be validated with before/after studies if/when these measures
are adopted locally.