UAE’s roads risky reports research

Market research carried out in the UAE reveals that residents of the country are concerned about poor driving. The survey was carried out by market research firm Yougov. Of the 1,003 UAE residents who responded, 79% said they had seen distracted driving on the country’s roads in the last six months. Meanwhile 67% said they had seen speeding while 64% said they had seen road users tailgating. However 79% of respondents said that road conditions have improved in the last six months. Some 56% of respondents sa
March 10, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Market research carried out in the UAE reveals that residents of the country are concerned about poor driving. The survey was carried out by market research firm Yougov. Of the 1,003 UAE residents who responded, 79% said they had seen distracted driving on the country’s roads in the last six months. Meanwhile 67% said they had seen speeding while 64% said they had seen road users tailgating. However 79% of respondents said that road conditions have improved in the last six months. Some 56% of respondents said that driving has become more dangerous over last six months and 19% said that they were involved in road crashes during the period.

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