Traffic Accidents

I am starting to think that the frequent traffic accidents in Dubai are part of a program to deter reckless driving through instilling fear of the possible consequences. At first, I was simply bewildered by the high number of single car wrecks you see where the cause for the accident remains unclear. Today, I realized I was downright scared of the roads here when I passed a group of Pakistanis hovering over a smoking car and climbing in the broken glass windows to search for bloody survivors. Not to sound dramatic, but people who live here will understand this is a fairly frequent occurence. Here is the academic take on the situation from a Transportation Studies Journal.