90% Of UAE Residents Face Traffic Jams In Dubai & Sharjah According To New Study

Dubai and its traffic are something that every UAE resident knows of. But did you know that, according to a new study, 91% of the residents in Dubai and 90% of the residents in Sharjah experience traffic jams? Well, this is true, and this was revealed in a study that was done by RoadSafetyUAE and Al Wathba Insurance.

Dubai & Sharjah Face Most Traffic

After conducting a survey, comprising sample respondents of 1,021 people this month, the public perception regarding the country’s traffic was understood. The survey revealed that it 86% of the respondents in the UAE faced traffic congestion. In fact, 80% of the respondents even said that the traffic had gotten worse since 2024. As revealed in a report by the Gulf News, 85% of the people in Dubai said that they had also noticed an increase in traffic.

An Increase In The Number Of Vehicles

This comes at a time when Dubai RTA recently revealed that the number of vehicles on the roads of Dubai reached 3.5 million in 2024 during the daytime. This reflected a 10% increase in the number of registered vehicles in the past two years. The traffic congestion is mostly felt during the afternoon work commute, morning school drop-off, and morning work commute.

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What Do The Respondents Say?

Other trips are also often affected due to the congestion on roads, such as school pick-ups or even running errands to supermarkets. Abu Dhabi took the highest spot in terms of congestion across the aforementioned three types of travel. And it was followed by Dubai at number two! A big reason for traffic congestion is the fact that there are too many vehicles on the road, which is according to 65% of the respondents.

The respondents even said that most of the offices start around the same time, which also causes a lot of traffic, according to 54% of them. While 48% of the respondents said that, due to the fact that schools started at the same time, it creates traffic. And 45% agreed that there is heavy dependence on private cars, causing traffic jams on the road.

What do you think is the reason behind traffic jams on the road? Do let us know!

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