Foreign visitors from Visegrad countries with regard to road safety in Poland

Abstract

In the paper the authors present road safety situation in the Polish regions mostly visited by Czech, Slovakian and Hungarian tourists. These regions include Mazowieckie, Dolnoslaskie, Slaskie and Malopolskie voivodeships. After description of the regions and main touristic destinations for foreigners from Visegrad countries, a detailed road safety analysis performed for the period 2007-2012 is given. The paper ends with conclusions in which the authors underline the main road safety problems and recommend the steps that should be undertaken in order to improve the road safety level.