Open AccessThe condition of road safety and ways to improve the level safety on the example of Bytom
Author(s) -
Zbigniew Matuszak,
A. J. Nowak,
Iwona Żabińska
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
autobusy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-7725
pISSN - 1509-5878
DOI - 10.24136/atest.2019.016
Subject(s) - transport engineering , road traffic safety , road traffic , engineering , business , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science
In the article the problem of the road safety in Bytom based on analysis of the period 2013 – 2017 is presented. The types of traffic incidents and their classification are specified. Selected issues that have a particular impact on the safety level of road users, such as the number of road accidents, the reasons for their occurrence, the perpetrators of accidents and their consequences, are described. Actions and initiatives taken to improve safety were discussed. In addition, the paper evaluates the effects of measures to improve road safety introduced in Bytom