Research on the impact of consumer properties of horizontal markings on road safety
Abstract
The article provides information on the state of road safety in Ukraine. Road traffic, in which a person, a car and a road directly participate, takes place in a formed environment. Road safety is one of the most pressing problems of our time. To prevent a significant part of road accidents, it is necessary to install high-quality and timely road markings. Road markings are an effective means of organizing vehicle traffic, which contributes to improving road safety, reducing the number of road accidents, increasing the speed of cars and the carrying capacity of the road. Road markings play a key role in shaping the behavior of drivers on the roads. Clear and visible lines help drivers to better navigate, understand the boundaries of their lanes and follow the rules of the road. The article formulates the functional goals of road markings and presents a model of the impact of road markings on the driver of a vehicle, as well as formulates and presents a diagram of the consumer properties of horizontal road markings. Consumer characteristics of horizontal road markings are a set of target, criterion and evaluation and measurement indicators formed taking into account its functional goals, taking into account the interests of its users, at all stages of its life. The main functional goals of road markings are ensuring active safety, informing road users, aesthetics, environmental friendliness, economy, functional durability, manufacturability of construction and demarcation.
To ensure safe traffic conditions, it is necessary to carry out systematic quality control of road markings and materials used in order to timely detect non-compliance of the established parameters with regulatory requirements.