The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi has announced the new Crash Analysis and Reporting System (CARS), as a part of continued efforts to enhance traffic safety.

The system, which aims to lower the number of serious crashes in the city, is part of collaboration between the Traffic Safety team at the DoT and the Abu Dhabi Police.

CARS is designed to meet the transport department’s need for scientific engineering analysis capabilities to evaluate accidents data and information related to road safety.

Developed by The British Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), an independent consultancy and research institute that specialises in the transport sector, the latest system will cost AED3.4m ($925,674).

CARS implements the best international standards in the management of road safety programmes, technical analysis, study of traffic safety data and assessment of traffic density information, speed data and road assets.

"The system, which aims to lower the number of serious crashes in the city, is part of collaboration between the Traffic Safety team at the DoT and the Abu Dhabi Police."

The new system will identify population segments for each residential sector with the help of social data, thereby helping to identify trends, patterns and predate the location of crashes.

CARS will provide the DoT team with relevant data, information and tools to take appropriate decisions to address traffic safety issues.

These tools will offer frequent accidents site management capabilities, help to save time, costs and eliminate less-efficient traffic safety solutions.

In addition to contributing to the development of various solutions to identify the primary causes of accidents, it will also identify and implement suitable counter measures in the fields of engineering and legislation, education and training.

The DoT is planning to make CARS the primary tool for the management of road safety programmes and will follow up the implementation and evaluation through the integration of available and future databases to improve the level of traffic safety.