VEHICLE AS A FACTOR OF TRAFFIC SAFETY

Abstract

Today’s cars are much safer when using modern technologies than in the previous period, but still road accidents are the ninth most important cause of death and injury in the world. According to the World Health Organization, if this trend continues until 2025, it will be in third place on this unpopular list. This data points to the fact that the development of a car is much faster than the development of the awareness of a person as a driver and traffic participant in terms of his knowledge and responsibility. The car as a factor of safety, by its construction, greatly influences the safe flow of traffic. Research shows that faulty vehicles account for up to 5% of the total number of traffic accidents. However, this percentage is much higher because in the post-accident investigations certain parameters of the vehicle as the causer of the traffic accident cannot be fully determined. This paper presents the most influential factors that affect the technical safety of a vehicle.