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Large numbers of traffic accidents were experienced on the road networks of Arab Gulf Countries including United Arab Emirates (UAE). This had resulted in enormous loss of lives and economy. This article through using Abu Dhabi city, UAE capital as a case study is aiming to understand the reasons behind such safety problem through analysing a large accidents data-set extending over the period from 2008 to 2013. The traffic accidents data-set was obtained from Abu Dhabi traffic police department records and covers wide range of accident's attributes. A wide spectrum of accident attributes was analysed in the paper including but not limited to the time of accident, accident location, type of accident, reasons behind the accident, driver characteristics, road conditions, and many other accident attributes. A specific reasoning for each of these attributes was given by authors. Furthermore, recommendations to enhance the safety levels were introduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

United Arab Emirates (UAE) witnessed over the past few decades unprecedented economic growth associating the oil and gas prosperous industry. This fact along with the fast construction process of new road systems and infrastructure services generated heavy traffic volumes resulting in numerous traffic accidents. This work, through using a special safety survey/interview, targets only people from Abu Dhabi’s local community that had a prior accident experience either as a passenger or as a driver. The aim is to understand the traffic accident story from an eyewitness to draw a better and complete picture for the safety problem in UAE. The survey covers four different accident’s categories including personal details, injuries details, vehicles details, and accidents details. Detailed analysis is performed for all of the collected data resulting in a number of solid conclusions. Age group between 18–30 dominates most accidents that can be related to the lack of experience factor. Over speeding or exceeding the speed limit appears to be a major factor of traffic accidents in Abu Dhabi. Human factors such as not using the seat belt play a major role in accidents occurrence. The article presents more conclusions that can be used for further traffic safety studies in UAE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]