Assessment of passenger and driver safety based on analysis of road incidents

<ns3:p>Regardless of the means of transportation, the number of them traveling on Polish roads is growing every year. Despite the decreasing number of road accidents, every year a large number of people lose their lives and health in them. Passenger cars and trucks with a gross vehicle weight of more than 3.5t are most often involved in road accidents. A large number of accidents also involve trucks with a gross vehicle weight of up to 3.5t. In recent years, there have been an average of more than 80 accidents per day, in which 8 people lose their lives and more than 1,000 are injured. For this reason, it is reasonable to analyze the traffic safety of the means of transport involved in traffic accidents in order to improve it. Based on the research conducted, it was found that the highest number of road accidents occur between cyclists and drivers of passenger cars, as well as between drivers of motorcycles with a capacity of over 125 cc and drivers of passenger cars. For this reason, preventive measures should be taken to reduce the number of accidents in this area.</ns3:p>