Road safety policies, strategies and action plans, along with trends in road traffic injuries (RTIs) in the oil-rich Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) countries were examined to appraise their road safety work with an overall objective of identifying key measures and initiatives that would reduce RTA and their resulting consequences in these countries. Data on RTIs was obtained from police and from vital statistics and was analyzed. Research papers, policy documents, and strategies, obtained from relevant stakeholders in the six GCC countries, were reviewed and discussed. Traffic Safety Programs and action plans, which were the most fundamental documents in the development of the GCC countries’ road safety policies and strategies, were reviewed. Policy documents on road safety and traffic related issues were searched on the websites of related authorities. Published research on road safety in GCC countries was searched using available databases. Analysis of accident data shows that the fatality rates in all the GCC countries are much higher than developed countries with good safety records. The six administrations started the fundamental traffic safety programs to combat the increase in RTIs, with some succeeding in reducing RTI rates by implementing vast road safety improvements. However, RTIs increased again mainly because of increasing traffic volume and high-risk driving behavior. Developing and implementing national road safety strategies in some GCC countries was successful in reducing the RTI rates. The road safety situation in the six GCC countries was assessed showing high crash and fatality rates compared to developed countries. Most GCC countries still suffer from sustainable increase in traffic crashes despite the efforts to reduce their magnitude and severity. Some of these countries have developed and implemented national road safety strategies, while countries like Oman still need to develop such a long-term strategy. Following the review of the current progress in road safety initiatives developed or implemented, it is apparent that there is still considerable room for improvement. In view of the fact that the oil-rich GCC countries have similar economic, social, and political background, a number of specific areas of action common to all countries were identified to achieve a safer road environment in the studied countries.
Behaviour of Single Pile in Reinforced Slope Subjected to Inclined LoadIJERA Editor
Deep foundations, including driven piles, are used to support vertical loads of structures and lateral forces. Typical structures subjected to lateral loads include bridge abutments, transmission tower, sand offshore platforms. Traffic, wind, wave, and seismic forces are common types of lateral loads subjected to pile foundations. The present work is focused on understanding the lateral load capacity of vertical piles located near crest of the slope and subjected to the lateral and inclined loads. The experimental investigation was carried out to study the effect of reinforcing an earth slope on the inclined loading behavior of a single vertical pile located near the slope. Layers of geogrid were used to reinforce a sandy slope of 1V:2H. The parametric studies were performed by varying the length of pile(L), angle of inclination of load (θ), number of geogrid reinforcement (Nr) and crest distance. It was observed that the lateral load capacity of pile depends upon these parameters. The lateral load capacity of pile increases with increase in inclination of load, length of pile(L), number of geogrid reinforcement (Nr) and crest distance
Frequent Item set Mining of Big Data for Social MediaIJERA Editor
Big data is a term for massive data sets having large, more varied and complex structure with the difficulties of storing, analyzing and visualizing for further processes or results. Bigdata includes data from email, documents, pictures, audio, video files, and other sources that do not fit into a relational database. This unstructured data brings enormous challenges to Bigdata.The process of research into massive amounts of data to reveal hidden patterns and secret correlations named as big data analytics. Therefore, big data implementations need to be analyzed and executed as accurately as possible. The proposed model structures the unstructured data from social media in a structured form so that data can be queried efficiently by using Hadoop MapReduce framework. The Bigdata mining is essential in order to extract value from massive amount of data. MapReduce is efficient method to deal with Big data than traditional techniques.The proposed Linguistic string matching Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm and K-Means clustering algorithm gives proper platform to extract value from massive amount of data and recommendation for user.Linguistic matching techniques such as Knuth–Morris–Pratt string matching algorithm are very useful in giving proper matching output to user query. The K-Means algorithm is one which works on clustering data using vector space model. It can be an appropriate method to produce recommendation for user.
Effect of Weaknesses of the Internal Control Systems And NonCompliance With S...IJERA Editor
The purpose of this study was to see whether there is an influence of Weaknesses of the Internal Control System and Non-compliance With Statutory Provisions on the audit opinion of the audit board. The weakness of the internal control system measured by the audit findings Audit Board consisting of weaknesses of the accounting control system and reporting, and weaknesses of the budget implementation control system and weaknesses of the internal control structure. While non-compliance with statutory provisions are measured based on the audit findings Audit Board consisting of local loss, the potential loss of local , lack of receipt, administration, waste, inefficiency and ineffectiveness. This study is a survey of the region of the provincial government of DKI Jakarta and Banten for 2010 to 2014. Samples in this study were all the Local Government Unit that generate financial reports of local governments totaling nine units, so this study is census research, in the sense that the entire population sampled. Data analysis method used is the ordinal logistic regression because the dependent variable is the rank (category) and the data is not normal. From the results of the data analysis and discussion, it can be concluded that the weaknesses of the internal control system and non-compliance with statutory provisions affect the audit opinion of the audit board either jointly or partially.
In the field of touchy processing, many people would access the touchy phones, keypads etc. where the disadvantage of touchy system is all about touch screen. So, to overcome this problem, we are going to develop a project based on touch less device which is used to access and process our data with minimum time complexity for optimization of the sourcing data. Our project contain marker to highlight required key term. Touch less detects both the size and location of “Marker’s Gestures” for writing purposes. Whereas the camera played a key role to select our object that is an image for it’s processing. In this, we are giving command on camera to identify the gestures by Touch less SDK and reducing manual efforts.
Performance Study of Wind Friction Reduction Attachments for Van Using Comput...IJERA Editor
Road transport is the key factor as it is the major method to connect places through land. Along with wide use of internal combustion engines for this purpose comes the massive consumption of fossil fuels by vehicles. Most of the research today is toward making efficient machines. This paper mainly deals with providing attachments to existing models of vehicle to make it more efficient. An assessment of the impact of aerodynamic drag and its relationship to energy consumption presented. A few models are designed and analysed for reducing drag with the help of Attachments. Solid works is used to model and ANSYS Fluent is used for CFD analysis. The results of Cd of various configuration is analysed, 0.427 being the Cd for conventional Van is reduced to 0.234 for van with front and rear attachment
Effects of Zno on electrical properties of Polyaniline CompositesIJERA Editor
In the present investigation, Polyaniline / Zinc oxide with various weight percentage of Zinc oxide (10%, 20%, 30, 40% and 50%) were synthesized by in-situ polymerization method. The prepared composites were characterized by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The dc conductivity of the samples was measured as a function of temperature in the range 30-180oC and it was found that increasing the concentration of ZnO particles increases the conductivity. Ac conductivity of the composites was studied with respect to frequency.
Performance Improvement Of Bengali Text Compression Using Transliteration And...IJERA Editor
In this paper, we propose a new compression technique based on transliteration of Bengali text to English. Compared to Bengali, English is a less symbolic language. Thus transliteration of Bengali text to English reduces the number of characters to be coded. Huffman coding is well known for producing optimal compression. When Huffman principal is applied on transliterated text significant performance improvement is achieved in terms of decoding speed and space requirement compared to Unicode compression.
Comparison of Total Actual Cost for Different Types of Lighting Bulbs Used In...IJERA Editor
This paper presents a comparison of actual cost for three different lighting bulbs typically used in houses. They are Incandescent light, Compact Florescent Light CFL and Light Emitted Diode Light LED. The comparison takes in respect how much each lighting bulb consumes actual power and how much it costs in respect of Kuwait’s regulation. Thus, the cost efficiency of each type is calculated. The study deals with typical houses in Kuwait taking in respect the regulation of the distribution and installation rules (R6), [1] of the ministry of water and electricity in Kuwait for the year 2014
Design Optimization Of Chain Sprocket Using Finite Element AnalysisIJERA Editor
Chain sprocket is one of the important component of chain drive for transmitting power from one shaft to another. To ensure efficient power transmission chain sprocket should be properly designed and manufactured. There is a possibility of weight reduction in chain drive sprocket. In this study, chain sprocket is designed and analysed using Finite Element Analysis for safety and reliability. ANSYS software is used for static and fatigue analysis of sprocket design. Using these results optimization of sprocket for weight reduction has been done. As sprocket undergo vibration, modal analysis is performed
Cyclic Response of Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Beams Repaired with E...IJERA Editor
This paper presents the results of a quasi-static cyclic test carried out on a reinforced concrete special moment resisting beam to study the efficiency of traditional repair techniques in restoring the strength and stiffness capacity of damaged RC beams. The beam was tested in a cantilever mode and was subjected to a standard loading protocol with increasing amplitude of displacement cycles. The final damage state of the beam consisted of severe cracking and spalling of the cover concrete. The cracks were repaired with low-viscosity injection epoxy and the spalled concrete was repaired with early-strength grout. The repaired specimen was subjected to the same loading protocol as the original specimen to study the efficiency of the repair technique employed. It was observed that epoxy injection is not effective in restoring the strength and stiffness of beams with bar slip of longitudinal bars at the support end.
High-Rise Buildings Aspects and Significant Impacts in Urban AreasIJERA Editor
Planning and design urban area with its specialty has significant improvement role in the history of architecture. Many factors and rules are considered in this design and improvement such as environment, culture and region. Nowadays, technology and its process also have the role in architecture and urban planning. Tall buildings with this height that seen today is one of the outcomes of technology impacts. It is measured as one of the trends that drive tall buildings to develop. There is no debate that urban area having a skyscraper is not like those areas that majority of the buildings are in low rise buildings. In the research, those impacts of the tall buildings in urban areas are explained.The paperstarts with the history and background of tall buildings then showing the ration of them around the world. After that, number of aspects had shown that related tothe existing tall buildings in the urban. Those aspects are conclude in number of points such as environment, views and culture that explained by the number of figures. Finally, a conclusion summed up main points in this research.
Assessment of the Dependence of Renewable Penetration Level in a Weakly Conne...IJERA Editor
The integration of non-dispatchable renewable energy sources (RES) poses serious challenges to power system planning and operation. At system level, a major issue regards the short and long-term frequency stability due to the reduction of regulating reserve margins, in turn brought about by the displacement of conventional generation and lack of contribution by the RES. This problem is especially present in isolated or weakly connected systems, and may become the limiting factor for renewable penetration. The paper proposes a fast algorithm to quantify the benefits of advanced control, protection and defense systems in increasing RES penetration in weakly connected power systems. In fact, advanced solutions relying on both system design and operating measures may be of paramount importance to allow the secure integration of more RES generation. The algorithm is tested on a 2020 scenario of the Sardinian power system and it is crossvalidated against time domain simulation
Design and Fabrication of Manual Spring Rolling MachineIJERA Editor
This paper is to discuss to design and fabrication of a manual spring rolling machine by a simple mechanism arrangement for the production of closed and open coil helical springs. This machine is operated by manual method. This machine produces closed coil helical spring of different diameter and different length. Rolling is the process of bending metal wire to a curved form. The article in the shape of round is made by spring roller shaft. Rolling operation can be done on hand or power operated rolling machine. It can make a spring from a shaft. A shaft is a rotating machine element which is used to transmit power from one place to another. A bearing is machine element which supports another moving machine element. Guider is used to guide the raw material (spring wire). This guider moves on the shaft automatically. This self-movement is achieved by the lead of spring. Handle is used to operate the rolling machine manually, without electric power frame is carries an all parts of the machine, it is made up of mild steel. A work holding mechanism is used to hold the mandrel; it is attached to the main shaft of machine. Mandrel is fitting in the work holding mechanism, the mandrel’s outer diameter is known as internal diameter of the spring.
Preparation and Electrical Conductivity of Ni-Mg Ferrites IJERA Editor
Electrical conductivity of Ni-Mg ferrites of various compositions were investigated from room temperature to well beyond the curie temperature bytwo probe method.. Plots of conductivity versus temperature increases ith increasing temperature. On the basis of these results an explanation for the conduction mechanism in Ni-mg mixed ferrites is suggested
Flexibility Analysis In Industrial Piping Through The Finite Elements And Pho...IJERA Editor
The industry needs predictability to work on a large scale without complications, only this way you can ensure your productivity. The piping flexibility analysis provides a prediction of future problems and proposes applicable solutions, with the objective of preventing pipes to suffer collapses, that can impact the production process and costs, and provide safety to workers and the environment, while avoid leaks and possible contamination. The aim of this study is analyse the flexibility of industrial piping through the finite elements and photoelasticity methods. For stresses analysis, using a computerized body of proof, it`s possible to find, through finite elements and photoelasticity`s practical project, the values of the stresses and the places where they are being applied. To guarantee that the computerized and practical models are consistent with reality, a mathematical model, already tested and proved, will also be implemented and compared to the others, so there are evidences that all models used are really reliable and can be used in large-scale industrial projects, with complex studies. A comparison of a mathematical model through balanced guided beam, a finite elements model using the software ANSYS® and a photoelasticity of a resin pipe will show that the method with better applicability in industries is the computational, showing trustable stress, reaction and deformation values as well as a detailed visualization of them distribution along the object of study.
On The Distribution of Non - Zero Zeros of Generalized Mittag – Leffler Funct...IJERA Editor
In this work, we derive some theorems involving distribution of non – zero zeros of generalized Mittag – Leffler functions of one and two variables. Mathematics Subject Classification 2010: Primary; 33E12. Secondary; 33C65, 26A33, 44A20
Implementation of ICT As a Change Agent in Computing Students Result in Chukw...IJERA Editor
Manual method of sorting out for result and computing it has posed a big problem to exams unit in ChukwuemekaOdumegwuOjukwu University (COOU), In Anambra State, Nigeria. During computation of results, the exam officers collect paper results from the department and either calculate them on papers or enter them on a computer for computation. Either of them is hard work and time wasting. Hence we propose a change and retrieval agent in computing results in ChukwuemekaOdumegwuOjukwu University, Uli. Since the University already has an existing website, we require a new format for uploading results to the website using Microsoft excel witheight (8) specific columns namely: names of students, registration numbers, continuous assignment, examination score, total score, grade and remarks done by course lecturers.To compute the results of a particular student, the exam officer opens the application; enters the required detail and the application will fetch and populate the grade fields automatically from the results already uploaded on the university website by the course lecturers. The application needs internet connection in order to do this. Thereafter the results are computed by the application. The methodology used is Object Oriented Analysis and Design Methods. The application is a windows application written with Microsoft visual basic.net. The database used in saving login information and computed CGPAs is a free distributed database MySQL. The result of this researchis a functional result retrieval and computation application used only by the authorized personnel for computation of degree results.
Dielectric properties of Ni-Al nano ferrites synthesized by citrate gel methodIJERA Editor
Ni–Al ferrite with composition of NiAlxFe2-xO4 (x=0.2, 0.4 0.6, and 0.8, ) were prepared by citrate gel method. The Dielectric Properties for all the samples were investigated at room temperature as a function of frequency. The Dielectric constant shows dispersion in the lower frequency region and remains almost constant at higher frequencies. The frequency dependence of dielectric loss tangent (tanδ) is found to be abnormal, giving a peak at certain frequency for mixed Ni-Al ferrites. A qualitative explanation is given for the composition and frequency dependence of the dielectric loss tangent.
Influence of Ruthenium doping on Structural and Morphological Properties of M...IJERA Editor
The present work examines the effect of Ru doping on MoO3 thin films on steel substrate deposited by Sol-gel spin coat method. The annealing temperature was 6000C for pure MoO3 and 8000C for Ru doped thin films. The doping concentration of Ru was varied from 10 to 50wt%. The influence of Ru doping on structural and morphological properties of MoO3 thin films were studied. The XRD revealed that all films are highly crystalline in nature with monoclinic phase for molybdenum peaks. In the doped XRD pattern some new peaks were observed and are matched with ruthenium orthorhombic phase indicating an incorporation of dopant in pure molybdenum oxide. The same is confirmed with the compositional analysis by EDAX. The SEM images of the MoO3 resemble a rod like surface with porous morphology. Incorporation of Ru ions in molybdenum oxide decreases the length of the rods and vanishes after 40wt%. Tetragonal grain size increases from 20wt% of Ru and becomes maximum at 50wt% of Ru doped thin films
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Towards Improving Crash Data Management System in Gulf CountriesIJERA Editor
Scientific and analytical approaches to accident data collection, storage and analysis are essential in dealing with road safety problems. Police accident records in the majority of countries form the main (and sometimes the only) source of accident data. Access to the accident database is also important to identifying specific safety problems and evaluating the effectiveness of the countermeasure introduced. Accident data collection and analysis offered by technological innovation such as Electronic Data Entry (EDE), Electronic Data transfer (EDT), and Geographic Information system (GIS) are implemented in developed countries. Developing countries, including the Gulf countries, should take advantage of the experience of developed countries on how the advance accident data management system works to identifying, more accurately, the main factors contributing to traffic accident. The main purpose of this research is to provide information on accident statistics process in Virginia state, starting from the time of accident occurring until it is stored in the database, with the aim of using it towards improving the process of collecting and maintaining accident data system in Gulf countries. The task is performed by reviewing the relevant international literature and interviewing police officers in charge and academic researchers in order to compare the accident data management system and also the quality of the data. Recommendations towards developing the crash data management system will be obtained based on the research results and international experience.
Behaviour of Single Pile in Reinforced Slope Subjected to Inclined LoadIJERA Editor
Deep foundations, including driven piles, are used to support vertical loads of structures and lateral forces. Typical structures subjected to lateral loads include bridge abutments, transmission tower, sand offshore platforms. Traffic, wind, wave, and seismic forces are common types of lateral loads subjected to pile foundations. The present work is focused on understanding the lateral load capacity of vertical piles located near crest of the slope and subjected to the lateral and inclined loads. The experimental investigation was carried out to study the effect of reinforcing an earth slope on the inclined loading behavior of a single vertical pile located near the slope. Layers of geogrid were used to reinforce a sandy slope of 1V:2H. The parametric studies were performed by varying the length of pile(L), angle of inclination of load (θ), number of geogrid reinforcement (Nr) and crest distance. It was observed that the lateral load capacity of pile depends upon these parameters. The lateral load capacity of pile increases with increase in inclination of load, length of pile(L), number of geogrid reinforcement (Nr) and crest distance
Frequent Item set Mining of Big Data for Social MediaIJERA Editor
Big data is a term for massive data sets having large, more varied and complex structure with the difficulties of storing, analyzing and visualizing for further processes or results. Bigdata includes data from email, documents, pictures, audio, video files, and other sources that do not fit into a relational database. This unstructured data brings enormous challenges to Bigdata.The process of research into massive amounts of data to reveal hidden patterns and secret correlations named as big data analytics. Therefore, big data implementations need to be analyzed and executed as accurately as possible. The proposed model structures the unstructured data from social media in a structured form so that data can be queried efficiently by using Hadoop MapReduce framework. The Bigdata mining is essential in order to extract value from massive amount of data. MapReduce is efficient method to deal with Big data than traditional techniques.The proposed Linguistic string matching Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm and K-Means clustering algorithm gives proper platform to extract value from massive amount of data and recommendation for user.Linguistic matching techniques such as Knuth–Morris–Pratt string matching algorithm are very useful in giving proper matching output to user query. The K-Means algorithm is one which works on clustering data using vector space model. It can be an appropriate method to produce recommendation for user.
Effect of Weaknesses of the Internal Control Systems And NonCompliance With S...IJERA Editor
The purpose of this study was to see whether there is an influence of Weaknesses of the Internal Control System and Non-compliance With Statutory Provisions on the audit opinion of the audit board. The weakness of the internal control system measured by the audit findings Audit Board consisting of weaknesses of the accounting control system and reporting, and weaknesses of the budget implementation control system and weaknesses of the internal control structure. While non-compliance with statutory provisions are measured based on the audit findings Audit Board consisting of local loss, the potential loss of local , lack of receipt, administration, waste, inefficiency and ineffectiveness. This study is a survey of the region of the provincial government of DKI Jakarta and Banten for 2010 to 2014. Samples in this study were all the Local Government Unit that generate financial reports of local governments totaling nine units, so this study is census research, in the sense that the entire population sampled. Data analysis method used is the ordinal logistic regression because the dependent variable is the rank (category) and the data is not normal. From the results of the data analysis and discussion, it can be concluded that the weaknesses of the internal control system and non-compliance with statutory provisions affect the audit opinion of the audit board either jointly or partially.
In the field of touchy processing, many people would access the touchy phones, keypads etc. where the disadvantage of touchy system is all about touch screen. So, to overcome this problem, we are going to develop a project based on touch less device which is used to access and process our data with minimum time complexity for optimization of the sourcing data. Our project contain marker to highlight required key term. Touch less detects both the size and location of “Marker’s Gestures” for writing purposes. Whereas the camera played a key role to select our object that is an image for it’s processing. In this, we are giving command on camera to identify the gestures by Touch less SDK and reducing manual efforts.
Performance Study of Wind Friction Reduction Attachments for Van Using Comput...IJERA Editor
Road transport is the key factor as it is the major method to connect places through land. Along with wide use of internal combustion engines for this purpose comes the massive consumption of fossil fuels by vehicles. Most of the research today is toward making efficient machines. This paper mainly deals with providing attachments to existing models of vehicle to make it more efficient. An assessment of the impact of aerodynamic drag and its relationship to energy consumption presented. A few models are designed and analysed for reducing drag with the help of Attachments. Solid works is used to model and ANSYS Fluent is used for CFD analysis. The results of Cd of various configuration is analysed, 0.427 being the Cd for conventional Van is reduced to 0.234 for van with front and rear attachment
Effects of Zno on electrical properties of Polyaniline CompositesIJERA Editor
In the present investigation, Polyaniline / Zinc oxide with various weight percentage of Zinc oxide (10%, 20%, 30, 40% and 50%) were synthesized by in-situ polymerization method. The prepared composites were characterized by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The dc conductivity of the samples was measured as a function of temperature in the range 30-180oC and it was found that increasing the concentration of ZnO particles increases the conductivity. Ac conductivity of the composites was studied with respect to frequency.
Performance Improvement Of Bengali Text Compression Using Transliteration And...IJERA Editor
In this paper, we propose a new compression technique based on transliteration of Bengali text to English. Compared to Bengali, English is a less symbolic language. Thus transliteration of Bengali text to English reduces the number of characters to be coded. Huffman coding is well known for producing optimal compression. When Huffman principal is applied on transliterated text significant performance improvement is achieved in terms of decoding speed and space requirement compared to Unicode compression.
Comparison of Total Actual Cost for Different Types of Lighting Bulbs Used In...IJERA Editor
This paper presents a comparison of actual cost for three different lighting bulbs typically used in houses. They are Incandescent light, Compact Florescent Light CFL and Light Emitted Diode Light LED. The comparison takes in respect how much each lighting bulb consumes actual power and how much it costs in respect of Kuwait’s regulation. Thus, the cost efficiency of each type is calculated. The study deals with typical houses in Kuwait taking in respect the regulation of the distribution and installation rules (R6), [1] of the ministry of water and electricity in Kuwait for the year 2014
Design Optimization Of Chain Sprocket Using Finite Element AnalysisIJERA Editor
Chain sprocket is one of the important component of chain drive for transmitting power from one shaft to another. To ensure efficient power transmission chain sprocket should be properly designed and manufactured. There is a possibility of weight reduction in chain drive sprocket. In this study, chain sprocket is designed and analysed using Finite Element Analysis for safety and reliability. ANSYS software is used for static and fatigue analysis of sprocket design. Using these results optimization of sprocket for weight reduction has been done. As sprocket undergo vibration, modal analysis is performed
Cyclic Response of Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Beams Repaired with E...IJERA Editor
This paper presents the results of a quasi-static cyclic test carried out on a reinforced concrete special moment resisting beam to study the efficiency of traditional repair techniques in restoring the strength and stiffness capacity of damaged RC beams. The beam was tested in a cantilever mode and was subjected to a standard loading protocol with increasing amplitude of displacement cycles. The final damage state of the beam consisted of severe cracking and spalling of the cover concrete. The cracks were repaired with low-viscosity injection epoxy and the spalled concrete was repaired with early-strength grout. The repaired specimen was subjected to the same loading protocol as the original specimen to study the efficiency of the repair technique employed. It was observed that epoxy injection is not effective in restoring the strength and stiffness of beams with bar slip of longitudinal bars at the support end.
High-Rise Buildings Aspects and Significant Impacts in Urban AreasIJERA Editor
Planning and design urban area with its specialty has significant improvement role in the history of architecture. Many factors and rules are considered in this design and improvement such as environment, culture and region. Nowadays, technology and its process also have the role in architecture and urban planning. Tall buildings with this height that seen today is one of the outcomes of technology impacts. It is measured as one of the trends that drive tall buildings to develop. There is no debate that urban area having a skyscraper is not like those areas that majority of the buildings are in low rise buildings. In the research, those impacts of the tall buildings in urban areas are explained.The paperstarts with the history and background of tall buildings then showing the ration of them around the world. After that, number of aspects had shown that related tothe existing tall buildings in the urban. Those aspects are conclude in number of points such as environment, views and culture that explained by the number of figures. Finally, a conclusion summed up main points in this research.
Assessment of the Dependence of Renewable Penetration Level in a Weakly Conne...IJERA Editor
The integration of non-dispatchable renewable energy sources (RES) poses serious challenges to power system planning and operation. At system level, a major issue regards the short and long-term frequency stability due to the reduction of regulating reserve margins, in turn brought about by the displacement of conventional generation and lack of contribution by the RES. This problem is especially present in isolated or weakly connected systems, and may become the limiting factor for renewable penetration. The paper proposes a fast algorithm to quantify the benefits of advanced control, protection and defense systems in increasing RES penetration in weakly connected power systems. In fact, advanced solutions relying on both system design and operating measures may be of paramount importance to allow the secure integration of more RES generation. The algorithm is tested on a 2020 scenario of the Sardinian power system and it is crossvalidated against time domain simulation
Design and Fabrication of Manual Spring Rolling MachineIJERA Editor
This paper is to discuss to design and fabrication of a manual spring rolling machine by a simple mechanism arrangement for the production of closed and open coil helical springs. This machine is operated by manual method. This machine produces closed coil helical spring of different diameter and different length. Rolling is the process of bending metal wire to a curved form. The article in the shape of round is made by spring roller shaft. Rolling operation can be done on hand or power operated rolling machine. It can make a spring from a shaft. A shaft is a rotating machine element which is used to transmit power from one place to another. A bearing is machine element which supports another moving machine element. Guider is used to guide the raw material (spring wire). This guider moves on the shaft automatically. This self-movement is achieved by the lead of spring. Handle is used to operate the rolling machine manually, without electric power frame is carries an all parts of the machine, it is made up of mild steel. A work holding mechanism is used to hold the mandrel; it is attached to the main shaft of machine. Mandrel is fitting in the work holding mechanism, the mandrel’s outer diameter is known as internal diameter of the spring.
Preparation and Electrical Conductivity of Ni-Mg Ferrites IJERA Editor
Electrical conductivity of Ni-Mg ferrites of various compositions were investigated from room temperature to well beyond the curie temperature bytwo probe method.. Plots of conductivity versus temperature increases ith increasing temperature. On the basis of these results an explanation for the conduction mechanism in Ni-mg mixed ferrites is suggested
Flexibility Analysis In Industrial Piping Through The Finite Elements And Pho...IJERA Editor
The industry needs predictability to work on a large scale without complications, only this way you can ensure your productivity. The piping flexibility analysis provides a prediction of future problems and proposes applicable solutions, with the objective of preventing pipes to suffer collapses, that can impact the production process and costs, and provide safety to workers and the environment, while avoid leaks and possible contamination. The aim of this study is analyse the flexibility of industrial piping through the finite elements and photoelasticity methods. For stresses analysis, using a computerized body of proof, it`s possible to find, through finite elements and photoelasticity`s practical project, the values of the stresses and the places where they are being applied. To guarantee that the computerized and practical models are consistent with reality, a mathematical model, already tested and proved, will also be implemented and compared to the others, so there are evidences that all models used are really reliable and can be used in large-scale industrial projects, with complex studies. A comparison of a mathematical model through balanced guided beam, a finite elements model using the software ANSYS® and a photoelasticity of a resin pipe will show that the method with better applicability in industries is the computational, showing trustable stress, reaction and deformation values as well as a detailed visualization of them distribution along the object of study.
On The Distribution of Non - Zero Zeros of Generalized Mittag – Leffler Funct...IJERA Editor
In this work, we derive some theorems involving distribution of non – zero zeros of generalized Mittag – Leffler functions of one and two variables. Mathematics Subject Classification 2010: Primary; 33E12. Secondary; 33C65, 26A33, 44A20
Implementation of ICT As a Change Agent in Computing Students Result in Chukw...IJERA Editor
Manual method of sorting out for result and computing it has posed a big problem to exams unit in ChukwuemekaOdumegwuOjukwu University (COOU), In Anambra State, Nigeria. During computation of results, the exam officers collect paper results from the department and either calculate them on papers or enter them on a computer for computation. Either of them is hard work and time wasting. Hence we propose a change and retrieval agent in computing results in ChukwuemekaOdumegwuOjukwu University, Uli. Since the University already has an existing website, we require a new format for uploading results to the website using Microsoft excel witheight (8) specific columns namely: names of students, registration numbers, continuous assignment, examination score, total score, grade and remarks done by course lecturers.To compute the results of a particular student, the exam officer opens the application; enters the required detail and the application will fetch and populate the grade fields automatically from the results already uploaded on the university website by the course lecturers. The application needs internet connection in order to do this. Thereafter the results are computed by the application. The methodology used is Object Oriented Analysis and Design Methods. The application is a windows application written with Microsoft visual basic.net. The database used in saving login information and computed CGPAs is a free distributed database MySQL. The result of this researchis a functional result retrieval and computation application used only by the authorized personnel for computation of degree results.
Dielectric properties of Ni-Al nano ferrites synthesized by citrate gel methodIJERA Editor
Ni–Al ferrite with composition of NiAlxFe2-xO4 (x=0.2, 0.4 0.6, and 0.8, ) were prepared by citrate gel method. The Dielectric Properties for all the samples were investigated at room temperature as a function of frequency. The Dielectric constant shows dispersion in the lower frequency region and remains almost constant at higher frequencies. The frequency dependence of dielectric loss tangent (tanδ) is found to be abnormal, giving a peak at certain frequency for mixed Ni-Al ferrites. A qualitative explanation is given for the composition and frequency dependence of the dielectric loss tangent.
Influence of Ruthenium doping on Structural and Morphological Properties of M...IJERA Editor
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There was an increasing trend from 2010 to 2011 motor traffic
accidents in Kuwait City, passengers and pedestrians are
always at highest risk of being injured or killed on the road.
Quantitative and qualitative results indicated that the technical
element of the highway construction, irresponsibility, poor
management, cell phones, alcohol and drugs, age of the
victims and poor condition of services were the causes of
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government should review legislation regarding employment
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A Review of Strategies to Promote Road Safety in Rich Developing Countries: the Gcc Countries Experience
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A Review of Strategies to Promote Road Safety in Rich
Developing Countries: the Gcc Countries Experience
Khair Jadaan *, Jamal Almatawah**
*(Professor, Civil Engineering Department, University of Jordan, Jordan (Currently, visiting Professor,
University of Auckland, New Zealand)
** (Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, College of Technological Studies, Kuwait (PAAET)
ABSTRACT
Road safety policies, strategies and action plans, along with trends in road traffic injuries (RTIs) in the oil-rich
Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) countries were examined to appraise their road safety work with an overall
objective of identifying key measures and initiatives that would reduce RTA and their resulting consequences in
these countries. Data on RTIs was obtained from police and from vital statistics and was analyzed. Research
papers, policy documents, and strategies, obtained from relevant stakeholders in the six GCC countries, were
reviewed and discussed. Traffic Safety Programs and action plans, which were the most fundamental documents
in the development of the GCC countries’ road safety policies and strategies, were reviewed. Policy documents
on road safety and traffic related issues were searched on the websites of related authorities. Published research
on road safety in GCC countries was searched using available databases. Analysis of accident data shows that
the fatality rates in all the GCC countries are much higher than developed countries with good safety records.
The six administrations started the fundamental traffic safety programs to combat the increase in RTIs, with
some succeeding in reducing RTI rates by implementing vast road safety improvements. However, RTIs
increased again mainly because of increasing traffic volume and high-risk driving behavior. Developing and
implementing national road safety strategies in some GCC countries was successful in reducing the RTI rates.
The road safety situation in the six GCC countries was assessed showing high crash and fatality rates compared
to developed countries. Most GCC countries still suffer from sustainable increase in traffic crashes despite the
efforts to reduce their magnitude and severity. Some of these countries have developed and implemented
national road safety strategies, while countries like Oman still need to develop such a long-term strategy.
Following the review of the current progress in road safety initiatives developed or implemented, it is apparent
that there is still considerable room for improvement. In view of the fact that the oil-rich GCC countries have
similar economic, social, and political background, a number of specific areas of action common to all countries
were identified to achieve a safer road environment in the studied countries.
Keywords: Traffic accidents; GCC Countries; Injuries; road safety, strategies
I. INTRODUCTION
The problem of road safety is acute in the
developing nations including the rich ones. Road
traffic injuries (RTIs) are greatly increasing because
of rapid motorization and inadequate safety
measures and are predicted to be the fourth leading
cause of disease burden by 2030 unless effective
measures are implemented [1, 2, 3].
In the oil-rich Arabian Gulf countries,
many aspects of life changed shortly after the
discovery of oil. There was an explosion in
populations and vehicle numbers accompanied by
rapidly expanding road construction programs.
Unfortunately, patterns of behavior did not change
so rapidly, resulting in a large number of casualties
caused by traffic crashes [4].
The Gulf countries considered in this study
are those which form the Gulf Cooperative Council
(GCC) and include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The
GCC countries are classified as high income
countries with an income per capita comparable to
the highly industrialized countries ranging from
$29,200 in Bahrain to $103,900 in Qatar. Each of
these countries host a significant proportion of
expatriates who come from various parts of the
world. Each carry different backgrounds, driving
cultures, and training and testing systems, thus
producing a heterogeneous road user population
which is reflected on the road safety situation in the
said countries. The estimated economic loss to the
Gulf States from road crashes ranges between 2.5%
and 4.5% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
[5].
This study carries out an appraisal of the
road safety situation and road safety work in the
GCC countries, with an overall objective of
identifying key measures and initiatives that would
reduce RTA and its resulting fatalities, injuries, and
property damage in these countries.
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II. METHODS
This is a descriptive country-level study
that uses different sources of related data. This data
was compiled from the data sources in each
individual administration, International Road
Federation (IRF), World Bank Group, and World
Health Organization (WHO).
The amount and quality of the available
crash-related data varies among the studied
countries. In general, detailed and reliable data on
crashes and their main contributory factors are not
available, especially those related to the amount of
travel. The researchers also made every effort to
ensure data consistency by using local and
international resources such as IRF and WHO. The
documents and traffic-related issues were searched
on the websites of related authorities. Published
research on road safety in GCC countries was
searched using various databases and keywords.
Data of each country was obtained from
their annual statistical reports on the number of
registered vehicles, crashes, and associated deaths
and injuries, population data from the Ministry of
Internal Affairs and Ministry of Planning, and vital
statistics data from the Ministry of Health, and
Ministry of Labour. The most fundamental
documents in the development of a GCC country’s
road safety policies and strategies were reviewed.
In order to achieve the objectives of the
study, we examined the road safety programs, action
plans and policies, along with trends in RTIs and
fatality rates. Following that, we discussed the
progress in the development and implementation of
road safety strategies in the six administrations.
III. RESULTS
An Overview of Road Safety in GCC Countries
There are a number of bodies involved in
road safety activities in the six countries, and the
coordination between them seems to be a common
problem in all the countries, leading to a certain
amount of disagreement about where the main
responsibility of road safety work should lie.
Deaths resulting from road crashes are less
likely to be unreported in developed countries.
However, the problem of underreporting can be
serious for developing countries, including the rich
ones [6]. Based on the available data, two fatality
rate trends are analyzed; the number of fatalities per
1 million population and per 100,000 vehicles. The
trends give an insight into the overall effectiveness
of the road safety programs, as well as activities in
these six administrations.
Fatality rates in the GCC countries are
substantially higher than those in developed
countries with comparable car ownership levels, and
are growing fast [7, 8]. Accident prediction models
developed for the GCC countries revealed that the
situation will further deteriorate in the future unless
appropriate countermeasures are implemented [9,
10]. Table 1 summarizes the evolution of
motorization and road safety levels in the GCC
countries during the last four decades. It can be seen
that all countries have motorization levels
comparable to GB and USA, but far from having
comparable road safety levels. Saudi Arabia, with
approximately the same density of motor vehicles as
GB, has about 8 times the fatalities per 10,000
vehicles of GB.
Table 1 also compares the levels and rates
of road crash fatalities using a ranking from 1 to 6,
where 1 is the lowest fatality rate and 6 is the highest
fatality rate. The grading in 2012 mainly reflects the
magnitude of the fatality rates across the
administrations; it does not reflect the rate of change
over time. Significant improvements are noticed in
the countries that developed and implemented their
national road safety strategy, such as Bahrain and
Qatar. Oman, however, which still does not have
such a strategy, shows the lowest levels of road
safety. Figure 1 shows the variation of fatality rates
between 1999 and 2012 in the GCC countries. It can
be seen that Bahrain and Kuwait have the lowest and
the most consistent trend among all countries. Oman
has the highest rates with an increasing trend until
2008 when the rates started to decline. The available
data for Saudi Arabia shows it to have the second
highest rates not far away from the Oman level, but
with a consistently increasing trend. Although the
fatality rates in UAE and Qatar were higher than
Kuwait and Bahrain, both countries show a
downward trend in recent years, reaching
comparable levels to Kuwait. Until recently,
Bahrain showed consistent rise in fatality rates, but
at a slower rate than other GCC countries. The
impact of implementing parts of the national road
safety strategy in 2008 was exhibited on the reduced
crash and fatality rates.
Table 1 Evolution of road safety parameters in the
GCC countries
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Figure 1 Fatalities per 100,000 inhabitant in the
GCC countries (Source: Annual Statistics from the
Ministries of Interior of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,
Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Emirates
In 2013 the vehicle ownership in Kuwait
was 0.41veh/person. The same year showed 445
fatalities and 8,977 injuries with 3,448,815 traffic
violations, increasing to an alarming number of
6,574,327 in 2014. The most common traffic
violations were found to be speed limit offenses
(73% of total) and running red traffic lights (14% of
total) [11].
In Oman, the total number of registered
vehicles reached 1,106,880 in 2013. More than 900
people died and 11,000 were injured in road crashes
that year. One third of all accidents are caused by
drivers who run red lights, with speeding, texting
while driving, and general negligence. A total of
3,889,301 fines were imposed in the same year for
various traffic offenses [12].
In Qatar, recent figures show that the
number of registered vehicles is estimated to be 1.2
million in 2014. Around 220 people lose their lives
and a further 500 are seriously injured each year as a
result of traffic crashes. A total of 341,170 traffic
violations were recorded during 2014, the majority
of which involved stunt driving and overtaking from
right. However, in the same year, the Qatari
population grew by more than 11%, the number of
registered vehicles increased by over 10%, and the
number of driving licenses issued rose by more than
15%.
Road crashes in Saudi Arabia have been
one of the highest in the world [13, 14, 15].
According to available statistics, the total number of
registered vehicles was around 15.9 million in 2012.
About 544,000 crashes occurred, causing the death
of 7,153 people. On average, 19 people are killed
every day and three out of four fatal crashes are
reported as being related to speeding.
More recent statistics are available for
Dubai. In 2014, a total of 1.4 million vehicles were
registered where 2,588 serious traffic crashes
occurred and 159 people died in traffic crashes.
Dubai, the city with a vision of zero fatalities by
2020, has had 1.3 million speeding violations and
12,030 incidents of motorists running a red light
[16].
The above results show that the fatality
rates in all the GCC countries are high, calling for
the need to develop and implement actions,
programs, and strategies to improve the road safety
situation in these countries.
IV. DISCUSSION
Injury Prevention Policies, Strategies,
Interventions and Plans of Action in GCC
Countries
The GCC countries have developed their
national road injury prevention policies, strategies,
and plans of action, which may vary in nature and
scope, but serve the same purpose. In general,
prevention strategies in the GCC countries have
been mainly implemented for vehicle occupants,
whereas little attention has been paid to more
vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and
cyclists. The following part reviews and discusses
the road safety initiatives in each of the GCC
countries.
4.1 Bahrain
In Bahrain, the road safety stakeholders are
many, which include Traffic Control Board,
Ministry of Roads and Housing, Ministry of
Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Interior,
General Directorate of Traffic, and Ministry of
Transport.
A national road safety strategy was
developed in 2007 in consultation and discussion
with all stakeholders to ensure that it is practical and
implementable. The strategy elements include the
target of 30% reduction in fatalities and serious
injuries by 2016, using 2006 as a baseline. The
strategy included requirements for successful
implementation, such as the highest possible level of
political support, and available sustainable financial
resources.
In developing the strategy, the road safety
system was divided into seven sectors. Each sector
was weighted based on its relative importance to the
safety system and then evaluated [17].
The achieved progress includes activities
such as the formation of Strategic Road Safety Unit
from all stakeholders, securing budget for
implementation, and achieving many initiatives such
as formalizing road safety audit procedures and
reviewing of speed limits. A B C analysis revealed a
minimum rate of return of 6 to 1.
4.2 Kuwait
The road safety situation in Kuwait has
been unsatisfactory over the years, recording high
crash and casualty rates [4, 7]. Transport activities
are currently under the responsibility of the
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Ministries of Public Works, Communications,
Interior and Health, and Kuwait Municipality.
Recently, the General Road and Transport Authority
(GRTA) was established in 2014 to manage all
activities of the transport sector in Kuwait.
The accident data form used fails to
include all relevant information, which is necessary
to develop effective road safety programs. This is
aggravated by the lack of data exchange between the
various stakeholders and the problem of under
reporting which may produce up to 40% difference
between the official and actual figures [8, 18].
A long-term (2011-2020) National
Transport Strategy was developed in 2009 with the
main aim of reducing the magnitude and impact of
road crashes [5]. The implementation of the National
Road Safety Improvement Project has fulfilled the
requirements of the UN Decade of Action 2011-
2020 Plan which has been endorsed by Kuwait.
Among many, the project will bring such benefits as
creating an electronic system to overcome current
manual-paper data practice, reduce severity,
frequency, and cost to the community of road
crashes, and strengthen law enforcement.
The project has achieved 97% of the
approved 2013 Work Plan components, including
8% reduction of 2013 fatalities and 15% reduction of
injuries, awareness raising activities, and significant
traffic law enforcement improvements. Furthermore,
programs such as the use of speed cameras and
traffic awareness programs were introduced.
4.3 Oman
Based on oil revenue, Oman has witnessed
substantial social and economic changes in the last
few decades reflecting negatively on road safety,
with an increasing number of fatalities and injuries
[12]. The data analysis suggests that Oman needs to
invest more in road safety measures.
There has yet to be a national road safety
strategy for Oman, but the National Committee for
Road Safety (NCRS) and other stakeholders such as
Royal Oman Police, carry out road safety activities
to reduce RTI mainly through education and
increasing awareness. One important milestone
activity is Oman’s 5-day National Traffic Safety
Symposium, which concluded with the adoption of
20 recommendations to improve road safety in
Oman .The main recommendations include: drawing
up a national traffic safety strategy from 2011-2020,
establishing a national center for road traffic
information, providing intensive traffic education,
and improving emergency and ambulance services.
4.4 Qatar
Qatar has benefited greatly from increased
political support for road safety initiatives. This
culminated in the recent formation of the National
Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) in 2010 and the
inclusion of road safety targets in the Qatar National
Development Strategy (2011- 2016) [19].
The National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS)
sets casualty reduction targets of 10 and 6 fatalities
per 100,000 people by 2016 and 2022 respectively,
and a reduction in the annual number of seriously
injured people from 33 to 15 per 100,000 people.
The Road Safety Action Plan provides the link
between the Road Safety Strategy and vision/
targets. It aims to raise road safety performance in
Qatar through an ambitious program of 200
activities and projects to be implemented by 13
government and semi-government agencies over five
years (2011 - 2016).
The NRSS was launched by the NTSC in
2013 and designed to improve road safety in Qatar
over the next 10 years. The resulting strategy has
been developed using the Safe System principle,
which is based on anticipating and accommodating
human error and is structured around safe road users,
safe vehicles, safe roads, and safe speeds. The
progress that has been made includes efforts such as
an update to the Qatar Traffic Law, introduction of a
penalty points system, installation of red-light and
speed cameras, development of Road Safety Audit
guidelines, and the development of world-class
emergency medical services.
4.5 Saudi Arabia
The rapid expansion of the road network
and the increasing number of vehicles in Saudi
Arabia, has resulted in road crashes becoming a
serious public health problem [13, 20], with one
person killed and four injured every hour [14]. Many
efforts have been made recently to improve this
record, starting with the implementation of road
safety strategy between 2003 and 2012. The main
goals of this strategy were the evaluation of the road
safety situation, the identification of the appropriate
remedial measures, and the proposition of optional
strategies for future implementation.
Another action was taken when the country
launched a traffic control system called SAHER,
with the purpose of minimizing crashes and
maximizing the overall traffic efficiency. SAHER is
basically an Automated Traffic Violations
Administering and Monitoring Program, with the
main goals of increasing driver and residents’ safety
and assisting the police in monitoring traffic
violation and maintaining road safety [21].
Further actions include updating the
emergency medical system, introducing the rescue
helicopter, and intensifying awareness campaigns
and driver education programs. A more important
action has been the placement of cameras on
highways to control high speed. However, the
implementation of all these actions to control RTIs is
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still inadequate and the coordination between all
sectors involved in road traffic and road safety is
still very weak.
A preliminary diagnostic analysis of the
road safety activities in Saudi Arabia showed some
gaps to be addressed [14]. Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis showed
that the strengths of the road safety interventions lie
in the strong motivation and commitment that exists
among all sectors to decrease the number and
severity of RTIs. This includes an increased
awareness among drivers for the need to combat the
problem.
The most significant challenge is the
difficulty in changing the behavior of young drivers
aged 21 years and younger, and the control of high
speed driving. The opportunities lie in the
willingness of all stakeholders to implement
electronic control of speed by placing speed cameras
in many streets and highways.
The most concerning threat is the low level
of awareness among adolescent drivers and their
resistance to speed control regulations. This needs to
be managed through comprehensive psychological
ways using improved methods of convincing and
communication.
4.6 United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The Department of Transport (DoT) is the
main road safety stakeholder in the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi. The department initiated a joint safety
committee to monitor the situation within the
emirate, bringing together Abu Dhabi Police, the
Urban Planning Council, the Department of
Municipal Affairs, and Health Authority. A road
safety plan and a code for motorists were developed,
but they need to focus on pedestrians, speeding, and
young drivers [22].
As a result of these and other road safety
measures, the number of RTIs dropped in 2013, as
compared to 2012 by 9.7 percent. Fatalities
decreased by 21.3 percent over the same period, and
the number of pedestrian deaths decreased by 16.5
percent. Abu Dhabi still needs a comprehensive,
coordinated, and integrated road-safety strategy to
reduce crashes and cut road fatalities.
In Dubai, the Roads and Transport
Authority (RTA) was established in 2006 with the
vision of safe and smooth transport such as
designing, constructing, maintenance of road
infrastructure, and road safety improvement
programs [16]. Various traffic safety improvement
projects and schemes were introduced. These
include Road Safety Strategy, Pedestrian Safety and
Mobility Action Plan, Road Safety Auditing, work
zone improvement, speed management, and traffic
awareness. Traffic calming measures were
introduced in residential and school zones, and new
standards and manuals based on best international
practices were adopted.
As a result of these efforts, the number of
fatalities in Dubai reduced significantly between
2006 and 2012, and the fatality rate per 100,000
population reduced from 21.9 in 2006 to 5.8 in 2012.
V. AREAS OF ACTION FOR ONGOING
ROAD SAFETY IN GCC OUNTRIES.
Road user factors are often the biggest
contributors to traffic crashes in the GCC countries
with reckless driving, and lack of observance to
traffic regulations are among the main factors.
[11,12,16,21].The road network is expanding fast in
the GCC countries, with improving maintenance
standards, but there is still potential for improving
the road safety standards of these networks, such as
improved street lighting and installing guard rails.
All GCC countries have high technical
standards for newly imported vehicles and for
vehicles in use that ensure road worthiness of motor
vehicles. However, the level of implementing these
standards is not as high as the standards and requires
a lot of attention and revision.
In view of the above, some common
important work which provides future efforts
towards improving road safety in GCC countries
includes, but is not limited to, the specific areas of
action below. These actions are based on the
application of the five Es (Education, Enforcement,
Engineering, Encouragement, and Evaluation) and
the two Cs (Coordination and Cooperation).
Updating of Traffic laws and introducing a
penalty point system based on the analysis of
violations.
Development and updating of highway and
traffic manuals, standards, and guidelines. These
include documents for design, Road Safety Audit,
and work zones.
Development of materials and guidelines
for road safety education in school.
Introducing a world –class emergency
medical services system. Allocation of sufficient
funding and resources. Continuous cooperation and
coordination between the various stakeholders at all
levels; national, regional, and international.
Adopting a system for the evaluation of road safety
performance. Developing and implementing national
road safety strategies focusing on pedestrians and
young drivers.
It should be noted, however, that measures
that are very successful in achieving major benefits
in certain countries, may not be that successful in
other countries. This is mainly due to the complexity
of the inter-relationship that exists among traffic
variables and driver attitudes. It should also be noted
that some of these measures are already
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implemented in some GCC countries or included in
their strategies.
VI. CONCLUSIONS
This work has shed some light on the road
safety situation in GCC countries. The results of the
investigation reveal that the magnitude of the
problem is and continues to be high compared to
developed countries and that most GCC countries
still suffer from sustainable increase in traffic
crashes despite the efforts to reduce their magnitude
and severity. These efforts were culminated in
developing national road safety strategies in some
GCC countries, and implementing them in other
countries. There are, however, countries like Oman
still needing to develop such a long-term strategy.
The review of current progress in road safety
initiatives developed or implemented indicate that
there is still considerable room for improvement. In
view of the fact that the oil-rich GCC countries have
similar economic, social and political background, a
number of specific areas of action common to all
countries based on the application of the five Es
(Education, Enforcement, Engineering,
Encouragement, and Evaluation) and the two Cs
(Coordination and Cooperation) are identified.
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