Traffic Accidents in Kuwait : A Decision Making Analysis

Road traffic accidents are ranked ninth as a leading cause of death worldwide, and it is predicted to move to the second rank by 2020. The estimate cost of traffic crashes globally reaches to 518 billion US dollars each year and account for around 1.5% of many countries GDP. The Middle East region has the highest rate of car accidents fatalities in the world and within this region Kuwait is ranked as one of the highest number of car accidents fatalities with around 28 fatalities per 100,000 vehicles. The problem is very alarming and hence proper and immediate actions ought to be taken to resolve it. In order to contribute in solving this problem, this paper attempted to closely examine it and provide some solutions. Due to the complexity of the problem with multiple objectives, the Analytic Hierarchy process (AHP) is used. Expert opinions wither solicited in order to identify and rank the important targets and select and address the various relevant policies. Keywords—Fatalities, the Analytic Hierarch Process, Policies, Targets.