Aspects of ensuring road traffic safety in the transport systems of the cities of Ukraine

Abstract

Constant expansion and improvement of existing networks of transport systems of cities is a guarantee of sustainable development of local communities. To ensure the development of cities and the high-quality functioning of their transport networks, it is necessary to take into account many conditions and regularities. Inefficient decision-making processes, other issues such as traffic flow management, spatial and urban planning, economic and financial problems often prevent local authorities from taking measures to improve road safety. A good tool for overcoming the above-mentioned difficulties is the intellectualization of road management in the context of the goals of transport development and city safety management.

Based on the statistical data for recent years, the article was revealed the general situation with the level of traffic safety in Ukraine and its dynamics, and was performed a comparative analysis of the indicators of the EU countries, the USA and Ukraine. As a result of the analysis of the cause-and-effect relationships of accidents and the best practices of Sweden and Germany in the field of road safety, ways to reduce transport accidents were formed. The analysis of the factors that form a safe space in the city’s transport system, the state of intellectualization of road management in the context of the goals of transport development and safety management made it possible to outline the prospects for the development of the transport systems of Ukrainian cities and to propose measures to increase the safety of roads, vehicles and road users in order to minimize risks and socio-economic losses of local communities.

Key words: urban transport systems, road transport, road safety, audit, accident analysis, road accident examination.