Do UAE Speed Cameras Reduce Accident Rates?
Business 24-7 Speed cameras are becoming more and more ubiquitous in the UAE. Dubai’s Emirates Road and Sheikh Zayed Road in particular appear to be fully stocked with the speed traps. But are these cameras a solution to the escalating national accident rate. Are they really a deterrent? The National recently reported Abu Dhabi had suffered 105 road deaths between January and April 2008. The BBC News website has claimed that Sheikh Zayed Road has “one of the highest accident rates per capita in the world”. It would seem that if any nation is in need of speed cameras it is the UAE, but interestingly Swindon borough council in England, according to Reuters, last month voted to abolish speed cameras, as it argued they did not prevent road deaths. If this is true of Swindon, could it be true of the Emirates? In the UAE most motorists would agree the roads are a chaotic free-for-all where accidents occur daily. The majority of road users are travelling a commonly covered route and know wher
