The influences of human factors on road accidents in Romania in the period 2013 – 2022.

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to establish a correlation between the main causes of road traffic accidents in Romania and “human factors”. The aim of the study is to show that accidents are attributed exclusively to human mistakes in a higher percentage than. The data used in the research are taken from the database of the Traffic Police-for Road traffic accidents during 2013-2022 and from the database of the Romanian Road Authority - ARR - for road safety inspections during 2018-2021. From the perspective of human factors, the research will give answers on the nature of the causes that lead to the production / favouring of road accidents in Romania and will propose solutions to address road risks to improve road infrastructure safety. As a case study, the research will focus on the human factors that contribute to road accidents on National Road 2. Compared to other national roads, on DN 2 road accidents occur with the highest number of fatalities, approximately 8.28% of all road deaths nationwide. The analysis of findings from road safety inspection reports carried out on DN2 shows that there is a correlation between road infrastructure non-conformities and causes of road traffic accidents.