Road Accident Problem in UAE

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Running head: ROAD ACCIDENT PROBLEM IN UAE
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ROAD ACCIDENT PROBLEM IN UAE
Road accident problem in UAE
Executive summary
The purpose of this report to analyse the cause of road accident in UAE and the recent
regulation that has been passed for reducing the rate of road accident. Psychological, social
and administrative factors are being described in the following essay. The frequent challenges
along with effective recommendation have also been suggested in this report.

ROAD ACCIDENT PROBLEM IN UAE
Introduction
With the rapid expansion of science and technology, there has been increase in the
possession of automobile. Along with the increase in the automobiles, there is also increase
cases of road morbidity. Fatalities due to road accident ranks fifth among the other public
health issues. The rate is quite high with 37.1 death per 100000 population, the account of
injuries are also quite high with 21 percent of the deaths in the country. Due to the high
incident of roadway accidents, there has been an increased stringency in the rules and
regulations regarding road traffic. This report is going to explores the issues pertaining the
rising road accident in UAE.
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Background
There can be various ways that results in the road accidents, some of the common
factors are distracted drovers, irrational speeding, increased section of drunk driving, reckless
driving, rain or snow. Owing to the rapid expansion of road construction and increase of
vehicles, road accidents has becomes a serious problem in UAE (Alhmoudi et al., 2017). It is
the second cause of mortality after the cardiovascular attack. Reasons for the rise of road
accidents are also due the discovery of oil reserves in the Middle East. After the discovery of
oils reserves, there has been increased proliferation of economy especially in terms of income
per-capita.
Factors responsible for road accident
Road accidents do not always cause due to the fault of the drivers alone. Sometimes the
psychological or the environmental factors are also responsible for the increased incident of
the road accidents. Factors like age, hearing, vision, fatigue, prone to alcohol or any oher
drug can cause the road accident. Psychological factors like intelligence, personality, social
maturity, arousal, and risk taking behaviour are also the cause for road accidents. Along with