Distracted Driving in UAE

1 February 2023

Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaged in other activities—such as looking after children, texting, talking on the phone or to a passenger, eating, or reading—that take the driver’s attention away from the road. All distractions compromise the safety of the driver, passengers, pedestrians and those in other vehicles.

Distracted driving contributes to the main killers on UAE’s roads (sudden lane change, driving too close to the vehicle in front, entering road without checking if clear and lack of attention).

RoadSafetyUAE conducted a research with a representative more than 1,000 UAE residents on their perception of distracted driving, and some of the main findings are: only 66% state, they are always fully focused behind the wheel.