Yes, they are. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made significant advances in international security indicators, ranking at the top of the G20. This achievement is based on five security indicators from the 2019 Global Competitiveness Report and the 2020 Sustainable Development Report. Notably, the Kingdom secured the first position among G20 countries in the 2020 index measuring citizens’ feelings of safety when walking alone at night. Furthermore, traffic fatalities in the Kingdom decreased by 33 percent according to the Ministry of Transport and Logistics' statistics for 2018, accompanied by a 25.5 percent reduction in injuries and a 25 percent decline in accidents compared to the statistics for 2017. This is due to initiatives aiming at enhancing road safety, like Saher System launched by the Ministry of Interior.
The Kingdom's commitment to road safety is evident in its use of traffic signs and signals. Warning signs, distinguished by their red color, alert drivers to potential hazards such as dunes, electrical currents, or water crossings. Directional signs outside urban areas are typically blue and provide information about street names, cities, and directions. Within cities, directional signs are green. Additionally, these signs indicate the distance in km to cities and exits. Regulatory signs, also blue, designate pedestrian, animal, and bicycle paths. Work zones are marked with distinctive yellow and red signs due to their urgent and temporary nature.
On December 18, 1989, an order was issued establishing the Special Forces for Road Security. This force was tasked with ensuring comprehensive security on roads connecting the Kingdom's provinces, cities, villages, towns, and hamlets.
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