Prevention of motor vehicle crime: aspects of scientific and applied discourse

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the state of the art in the study of motor vehicle crime as a scientific issue. It is emphasized that such a review should be carried out comprehensively, taking into account the peculiarities of the conceptual apparatus, interdisciplinary nature of cognition, previous developments of scientists, etc. The development of the problem of preventing motor vehicle crime is based on the results of research in various branches of science, for example, the sciences of the criminal law cycle, mechanics, physics, medicine, chemistry, computer science, psychology, pedagogy, etc.
 It is noted that foreign authors in their publications on the problems of mortality and injuries as a result of road accidents prefer to highlight the results of empirical research and observations; analyse and compare the results obtained by other researchers; evaluate road safety policy; highlight trends in road traffic crime, forecast changes in the area under consideration, etc. Instead, Ukrainian researchers study to a greater extent the criminological aspects of road traffic crime as a separate social phenomenon, administrative and criminal law issues of road traffic safety, as well as violations of vehicle operation rules. The author emphasises that the outbreak of a full-scale war and the introduction of martial law have increased the urgency of this issue and the need for thorough research for further implementation in practice.
 The start of a full-scale war in Ukraine and the introduction of martial law have further sharpened attention to road safety issues and the need for in-depth research to further implement them in practice. In this context, promising areas for further research in the field of road safety in Ukraine are: planning and forecasting the restoration and development of the country's transport infrastructure in the post-war period, prevention of road traffic crime in the specified period, etc.