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== Uses ==
== Uses ==
Being intended as a [[truck route]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.faszination-abu-dhabi.de/dos-und-donts-im-strassenverkehr/|title=Dos und Don’ts im Straßenverkehr|last=S|first=Werde Fan!SarahIn Luxus-Hotels residieren Durch|last2=W|first2=Dünen|website=Abu Dhabi Reisetipps {{!}} Dein ehrlicher & ausführlicher Reiseführer|language=de-DE|access-date=2020-03-26|last3=lieben! :-)|first3=eln Dem Muezzin-Ruf lauschen Die Hitze aushalten Arabische Vorspeisen genießen Architektonischen Wahnsinn bestaunen Abu Dhabi}}</ref> It mostly serves trucks and therefore has a lower speed limit of 80 km/h<ref>{{cite book|author1=Road & Transport Authority|url=http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/eservices/PDF_Catalog/Light_Motor_Handbook_EN.pdf|title=Light Motor Vehicle Handbook: A Guide to Safe Driving|date=January 2012|publisher=Road & Transport Authority|page=132|chapter=Part 5: Rules and Responsibilities}}</ref> (as opposed to other [[Speed limits in the United Arab Emirates|freeways, including the E 22, with a speed limit of 160 km/h]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dubaifaqs.com/speed-limits-uae.php|title=Speed limits in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, UAE|website=www.dubaifaqs.com|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>). However, the speed limit is not strictly enforced.<ref name=":0" /> 29% of the vehicles using the E 30 are lightweight vehicles, which account for 73% (43) of the 59 accidents from 2014 to 2017.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Stanton|first=Neville|url=https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=EVhiDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA637&lpg=PA637&dq=E-30+%22truck+road%22+UAE&source=bl&ots=NhxZ8DrkiT&sig=ACfU3U1mJrnyVCvex1xmcvH8KwMNPjqtuw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZ3brnj7XoAhVMy4sBHcunB7gQ6AEwDXoECAwQAQ#v=onepage&q=E-30%20%22truck%20road%22%20UAE&f=false|title=Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 21-25, 2018, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA|date=2017-01-01|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-93885-1|language=en}}</ref>
Being intended as a [[truck route]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.faszination-abu-dhabi.de/dos-und-donts-im-strassenverkehr/|title=Dos und Don’ts im Straßenverkehr|last=S|first=Werde Fan!SarahIn Luxus-Hotels residieren Durch|last2=W|first2=Dünen|website=Abu Dhabi Reisetipps {{!}} Dein ehrlicher & ausführlicher Reiseführer|language=de-DE|access-date=2020-03-26|last3=lieben! :-)|first3=eln Dem Muezzin-Ruf lauschen Die Hitze aushalten Arabische Vorspeisen genießen Architektonischen Wahnsinn bestaunen Abu Dhabi}}</ref> It mostly serves trucks and therefore has a lower speed limit of 80 km/h<ref>{{cite book|author1=Road & Transport Authority|url=http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/eservices/PDF_Catalog/Light_Motor_Handbook_EN.pdf|title=Light Motor Vehicle Handbook: A Guide to Safe Driving|date=January 2012|publisher=Road & Transport Authority|page=132|chapter=Part 5: Rules and Responsibilities}}</ref> (as opposed to other [[Speed limits in the United Arab Emirates|freeways, including the E 22, with a speed limit of 160 km/h]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dubaifaqs.com/speed-limits-uae.php|title=Speed limits in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, UAE|website=www.dubaifaqs.com|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>). However, the speed limit is not strictly enforced.<ref name=":0" /> 29% of the vehicles using the E 30 are lightweight vehicles, which account for 73% (43) of the 59 accidents from 2014 to 2017.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Stanton|first=Neville|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EVhiDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA637 |title=Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 21-25, 2018, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA|date=2017-01-01|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-93885-1|language=en}}</ref>


The E 30 is the main link for trucks carrying goods from western UAE (i.e. Abu Dhabi) to the border of [[Oman]], as E 30 merges to [[E 40 road (United Arab Emirates)|E 40]] at western Al AIn, 42km from the border between the UAE and Oman.
The E 30 is the main link for trucks carrying goods from western UAE (i.e. Abu Dhabi) to the border of [[Oman]], as E 30 merges to [[E 40 road (United Arab Emirates)|E 40]] at western Al AIn, 42km from the border between the UAE and Oman.

Revision as of 04:03, 30 June 2020

E 30 - Abu Dhabi Highway - United Arab Emirates - panoramio (34).jpg
A stretch of E 30 westbound towards Abu Dhabi near Mussafah
Route information
Length124 km[1] (77 mi)
Location
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Highway system

E 30 is one of the main roads of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The road connects the city of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. It is often called the Abu Dhabi-Al Ain Truck Road, and is approximately parallel with E 22.[2][3]

Uses

Being intended as a truck route,[4] It mostly serves trucks and therefore has a lower speed limit of 80 km/h[5] (as opposed to other freeways, including the E 22, with a speed limit of 160 km/h[6]). However, the speed limit is not strictly enforced.[7] 29% of the vehicles using the E 30 are lightweight vehicles, which account for 73% (43) of the 59 accidents from 2014 to 2017.[8]

The E 30 is the main link for trucks carrying goods from western UAE (i.e. Abu Dhabi) to the border of Oman, as E 30 merges to E 40 at western Al AIn, 42km from the border between the UAE and Oman.

Accidents

Accidents are relatively common on E 30, with 1,065 injuries and fatalities reported from 2009 to 2013.[1] Accidents also tend to be more severe on E 30, with an average severity rate of 34, 21% higher than the average in UAE (28).[8]

One of the most famous accidents involving the highway happened on 4 February, 2013, in which 24 workers died and 24 were injured in a collision between a bus and a train near Al Rawda Palace 35 km from Al Ain.[9] The road was compared with a Russian roulette, a term metaphorically used to describe a very dangerous game of chance.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Al Junaibi, Musallem. "A Framework for the Deployment of Traffic Safety Technologies in Abu Dhabi Highways" (PDF). University of Wolverhampton: 323–324, 345.
  2. ^ "UAE traffic: Slow moving in Abu Dhabi". The National. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. ^ "UAE's road infrastructure: All you need to know". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. ^ S, Werde Fan!SarahIn Luxus-Hotels residieren Durch; W, Dünen; lieben! :-), eln Dem Muezzin-Ruf lauschen Die Hitze aushalten Arabische Vorspeisen genießen Architektonischen Wahnsinn bestaunen Abu Dhabi. "Dos und Don'ts im Straßenverkehr". Abu Dhabi Reisetipps | Dein ehrlicher & ausführlicher Reiseführer (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  5. ^ Road & Transport Authority (January 2012). "Part 5: Rules and Responsibilities". Light Motor Vehicle Handbook: A Guide to Safe Driving (PDF). Road & Transport Authority. p. 132.
  6. ^ "Speed limits in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, UAE". www.dubaifaqs.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  7. ^ a b "Russian roulette on UAE's road of death". The National. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  8. ^ a b Stanton, Neville (2017-01-01). Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 21-25, 2018, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-93885-1.
  9. ^ "24 killed and 24 injured in UAE's worst road tragedy". The National. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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