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This 8 page paper examines the problem in the United Arab Emirates, and other Arab countries, as it pertains to excessive traffic accidents. Statistics are included. Recommendations are made.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: RT13_SA608UAE.rtf
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when compared with Europe and the United States for example, the UAE along with other Arab countries experience a very high rate of road accidents. Some factors may relate to
training, driver history, road conditions and the law. In investigating this problem, it seems that UAE has been rather lax in training drivers and enforcing road laws, so much so
that it is not uncommon to ignore a red light. This has culminated into a phenomenon where citizens routinely drive poorly and while many of the accidents are fender benders,
it contributes to the overall cost of transportation in this small nation. A road accident may be defined as any unintentional collision of motor vehicles, or any property damage or
injury which is attributable to the operation of a motor vehicle. It may be assumed that drivers know how to drive in the United Arab Emirates and that there are
rules and laws. However, in investigating this matter, may facts come to fruition and are useful in analyzing the problem. Road accidents in Dubai are quite significant and in fact
the second highest cause of death in this UAE cityi. In general, about one person is killed within a 48 hour period, from traffic accidents, but in Dubai, a similar
statistic is one person is injured every four hoursii. This is more pronounced for youthiii. Authors write: "In addition, traffic accidents proportionally claim more lives in the UAE compared to
the U.S., and some European countriesiv." In Dubai, in 2001, the number of accidents is equivalent to 101,149v. Other statistics demonstrate its relevance as Dubai only contains about 960,417 people
and only has 352,136 registered vehiclesvi. Interestingly, about "one in every 5,191 Dubai residents have died as a result of a traffic accident. One out of every 3,310 UAE nationals
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