State of the Art of Slovenian Road Safety

Authors

  • Jure Kostanjšek
    Affiliation

    University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering

  • Vesna Marinko
    Affiliation

    Slovenian Traffic Safety Agency

  • Peter Lipar
    Affiliation

    University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering

https://doi.org/10.3311/PPtr.7484

Abstract

The State of the Art of Slovenian Road Safety aims to provide a short description of road safety situation in Slovenia as well as to record all activities taken in Slovenia. This article is based on ROSEE ROad safety in South East European regions report. The road safety performance of Slovenia in comparison to other countries of South Eastern Europe is discussed. Basic road safety trends in Slovenia and a macroscopic analysis of road accident factors related to road users, road environment and vehicles are presented. Also the assessment of road safety legislation, policy and institutional capacity in Slovenia is undertaken. In this article, the assessment of needs and availability of road safety related data and information in Slovenia is also presented. Finally, the road network conditions in Slovenia, a general road safety assessment of the interurban road network and the status of Road Safety Audits are described.

Keywords:

road safety, Slovenia

Published Online

2014-08-06

How to Cite

Kostanjšek, J., Marinko, V., Lipar, P. (2014) “State of the Art of Slovenian Road Safety”, Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering, 42(2), pp. 173–182. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPtr.7484

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