Investigation of Road Safety and Users' Attitudes for Accidents Prevention Measures in Kuwait

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Traffic accident statistics and road safety concerns in Kuwait have been highlighted in this research proposal to be one of the highest in the world. It has been claimed that in Kuwait in 2011, 75,194 road traffic accidents have occurred. This is an average of 206 accidents per day, or 8.5 per hour. Statistics show that 450 people died due to these accidents; the fatal traffic accidents have increased alarmingly in Kuwait with the latest statistics suggesting that there has been a 35% increase in the past three years. Although there have been a large number of research investigations in the area of road safety and accidents statistics in the western countries, there is a huge lack of such studies in this field in some countries such as Kuwait and the Gulf area. This project is designed to investigate and analyze the safety and increasing accident rate problems in Kuwait. The project is also aimed at investigating road users’ attitudes and perception of the problem, as well as attitudes and acceptance to the probable policies and measures which can be considered in order to tackle these problems. The proposed project is designed to be completed jointly by the College of Technological Studies (CTS) in Kuwait and Transport Research Institute (TRI) at Edinburgh Napier University. This is a great opportunity for academic collaboration with a UK leading research institute (TRI) and for the development of research capabilities of the CTS. The research team recognizes the importance of publications and disseminations of the findings from this research in appropriate and relevant international conferences and international journals.