Prevent traffic accidents efforts by Saudi Arabia

Prevent traffic accidents efforts by Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia faced a high rate of traffic accidents, which amounted to more than 16,000 killed. We will share attempts to reduce traffic accidents.

Traffic accidents

Saudi Arabia’s steps to overcome traffic accidents

KSA has followed an organized approach and clear plans to overcome the danger of accidents. This starts with raising awareness among road users and drivers about traffic safety through the Vision 2030 initiatives. This step is a basic necessity to ensure the efficiency of the following steps and their effective impact on traffic safety. KSA has trained 411 engineers in traffic safety to ensure the quality and efficiency of infrastructure and designed roads to reduce accidents. The Ministry of Interior has intensified its efforts by identifying roads that pose a high risk.

These tremendous efforts have contributed to overcoming a large percentage of traffic accidents.

Significant results in the rate of traffic accidents

KSA’s efforts, represented by the Ministry of Interior and Transportation, have successfully and effectively reduced traffic accidents and the resulting deaths. Saudi Arabia achieved a 25.9% decrease in fatalities during the 9 months of this year compared to last year, and the efforts achieved contributed to reducing road deaths from 28.8 cases per 100,000 people in 2016 to 13 cases in 2023

This is in addition to other results in overcoming accidents using traffic safety systems.

The importance of traffic safety systems in reducing traffic accidents

According to the annual report of the Health Sector Transformation Program 2023, and according to the life-saving indicators included in the report, traffic fatalities have decreased since 2016 by 54%, as well as injuries by 4%

According to a report by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), these results come due to the use of various traffic safety systems such as the use of road barriers for more than 60 kilometers, the installation of standard traffic signs of all kinds, both warning and guiding, with more than 400 signs on the roads, and more than 40 thousand road studs of various types, such as those manufactured by Shawahid Industrial Roads Company.

Safety roller barriers - traffic accidents

The Saudi General Authority for Roads published a report on solar energy technology and its role in reducing the rate of traffic accidents in 149 road intersections around KSA by 92% 

Solar road studs - Traffic accidents
Solar traffic signs - Traffic accidents

Solar energy used in lighting, which Shawahid Industrial Roads Company has worked to manufacture and develop, has not only clarified night vision, reduced traffic accidents, and enhanced traffic safety but also helps save costs as it doesn’t require an external energy source and preserves the environment.

How has Shawahid contributed to reducing accidents?

Shawahid Company considered when manufacturing and designing its systems to follow the specifications to protect road users and reduce accidents. as well as developing some systems to save costs for the state and those interested in traffic safety by using renewable energy such as solar energy in road signs and road studs, we encourage the use of these systems that have an important role in achieving traffic safety.

They can be found on the website and can be easily ordered.

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