Chosen Problems of Road Accidents Analyses in Poland

Jerzy Kisilowski,Jarosław Zalewski

doi:10.2478/v10040-008-0107-6

Abstract

Chosen Problems of Road Accidents Analyses in Poland This article offers classification of car collisions from the point of view of the most frequent accidents and crash tests. The most important problems are the consequences of incomplete control of a car. The article focuses on the safety of road traffic in Poland and presents an attempt to analyze the causes of most frequent collisions and their consequences. It gives statistical data and attempts to analyze the level of road traffic safety. Some important indicators are shown here to compare the situation in France and Poland, which enabled verification of some opinions about road traffic safety in Poland.

Highlights

Road traffic safety in Poland has become an important issue due to an increase in both the number of registered cars and road accidents
Except for research into better safety of the car body there are activities aimed at improvement of road traffic
A different issue is the relationship between road infrastructure and the occurrence of road accidents [2]

Summary

Introduction

Road traffic safety in Poland has become an important issue due to an increase in both the number of registered cars and road accidents. Except for research into better safety of the car body there are activities aimed at improvement of road traffic. These include the building and modernization of road and motorway networks, as well as regulations to adapt the traffic to the surrounding area. The aim of this article is to describe different kinds of car accidents on the basis of the crash theory and consequences of accidents. The work discusses different causes of road accidents along with the actual level of road safety in Poland, based on an analysis of statistical data, comparison between some of the indicators in Poland and France, and the relationship between accidents and the condition of road infrastructure. This database was compiled with the use of the Informix software

Classification of car crashes and the course of the related collisions

Analysis of statistical data

Human factor

Findings

Conclusions