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| Length | 124 km [1] (77 mi) |
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| Country | United Arab Emirates |
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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 colloquially called Abu Dhabi-Al Ain Truck Road, but is officially named Al Rawdah Road. and is approximately parallel with E 22 - Al Ain Road. [2] [3]
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 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]
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