Abstract
Fast development of the number of vehicles is closely related not only to large benefit for the public but also to certain undesirable social and economic consequences. Firstly — large numbers of injured and killed people are involved into the accidents. The target to improve traffic safety situation in Lithuania can be reached only after the detailed evaluation of transport system, environment, traffic participants, road and vehicle. Taking into consideration the accident situation in Lithuania and its causes the followings priority trends are suggested: The improvement of the coordination of road traffic safety system, the training and education of road users, the explanation of the importance of traffic safety and its propagation, the improvement of traffic conditions. Recommendations and proposals for differentiated criterion of maximum speed limit selection taking into account different factors are provided in the work.
Highlights
Accidents as unhappy events have held man's interest throughout history and mankind has tried both to explain the causes of accidents as well as to combat them and avoid risk
The societal factors in a traffic safety concept can be observed as car ownership and usage, demand for various means of transport, traffic restrictions, behavior of
Contributors to safety strategies have pointed out that only a systematic and consistent approach in comprehensive programs can reduce the losses of lives and property in road traffic
Summary
Accidents as unhappy events have held man's interest throughout history and mankind has tried both to explain the causes of accidents as well as to combat them and avoid risk. Nowadays we see accidents as events that can be explained and treated in an analytical and systematic way as a result of ongoing interdisciplinary research. Among the early pioneers in safety and traffic accident research could be mentioned: R. J. Smeed, an English researcher who showed (in 1949) how road accident fatalities in different countries are related to their population and number of registered motor vehicles. The risk will decrease as the number of motor vehicles per population increases [1];. People must be willing to accept risk-reducing countermeasures to achieve positive safety results. This factor may be strengthened by incentives, e.g., a bonus for driving without being at fault in an accident [8]
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