Statistical Analysis for Major Causes of Traffic Accidents

Abstract

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with its rapid amplification of road construction and the rise in the number of vehicles, road traffic accidents are becoming risky. In this research, the major causes of road accidents were studied in UAE using data for all accidents that occurred in 2021 and 2022. The accidents are divided into collisions, run over, and rollover accidents. Accordingly, human errors, including eleven types, were described as the main factors of all types of accidents. Furthermore, to find the root causes of accidents, drivers were categorized according to their gender, male, and female, and to their age, below 18 years old and greater than 60 years old. The two most common errors of driving causing accidents were sudden deviation of the vehicle and neglect and lack of attention. The percentage of female drivers causing accidents was less than 20%. Male drivers caused more collisions, run over, and rollover accidents than female drivers. Young male drivers made more accidents than old male drivers, but young females caused fewer accidents than middle-aged females and old females who made more accidents compared to other age categories of females.