Fast facts about UAE roads...

> 50 per cent of road accidents in the UAE last year were caused by drivers aged 18-30. > UAE witnessed road fatalities growing from 675 in 2015, to 725 in 2016. > Deaths on Abu Dhabi roads decreased by 22 per cent during the first three months of 2017, according to statistics released by the traffic police. The number of road accidents also dropped by six per cent during the first quarter of 2017, compared to the same period last year. > Authorities said accidents were caused mainly by speeding, negligence, sudden change of lanes, recklessness, poor overtaking and not leaving enough distance between vehicles. > Exhaustion and drowsiness are the two leading causes of accidents during Ramadan, according to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). > Ras Al Khaimah has seen a drop of 35.6 per cent in the number of people injured in traffic accidents, in the first quarter of this year as compared to the same period last year, according to the police. > Official records show that 90 people received minor to medium and serious injuries in the first three months of the year compared to 148 over the same period last year in RAK. > Looking at the number of insured vehicles in terms of year of manufacture, more than 50 per cent of the cars were less than three years old. > The most popular features among UAE consumers when purchasing car insurance were agency repair, and personal accident cover for drivers and passengers. > The standard depreciation value of a vehicle is 5 per cent per quarter, adding up to 20 per cent per year. Some cases start from 10 per cent per year, up to 25 per cent annually. > According to recent data from the UAE Insurance Authority, a total of 1.7 million comprehensive motor insurance policies were issued in the UAE in 2015, registering a growth of 12.3 per cent yearon-year. Third party policies stood at 1.3 million, growing at 7.4 per cent year-on-year during the same period. > On a scale of one to seven, with countries scoring one having extremely underdeveloped roads to those scoring seven with highly efficient roads, the UAE scored 6.5, ahead of Singapore, Portugal and Oman in the top five, according to a study published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research.

Source: AXA Gulf Road Safety Campaign (May 2017)