Study of the Impact of Technical Malfunctioning of Vital Vehicular Parts on Traffic Safety

• Published in: Tehnički vjesnik Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 7 - 12
• Main Authors: Vranjes, Dorde, Vasiljevic, Jovica, Jovanov, Goran, Radovanovic, Radovan, Duric, Tihomir
• Format: Journal Article Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Slavonski Baod University of Osijek 01-02-2019; Josipa Jurja Strossmayer University of Osijek; Strojarski fakultet u Slavonskom Brodu; Fakultet elektrotehnike, računarstva i informacijskih tehnologija Osijek; Građevinski i arhitektonski fakultet Osijek; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek
• Subjects: Accidents; Algorithms; Automotive parts; Comparative analysis; Crashworthiness; Data processing; Fatalities; Frequency analysis; Impact strength; Police; Regional development; technical malfunction; Traffic accidents; Traffic accidents & safety; Traffic safety; Vehicles; Serbia
• ISSN: 1330-3651; 1848-6339
• DOI: 10.17559/TV-20150908121510

The paper aims to present the results of study on how certain types of vehicles with malfunctioning technical parts affect traffic safety in the Republic of Serbia between 1997 and 2014. The following methods were used in the paper: statistical method, comparative method, analysis of frequency of defined traffic accident causes, Pearson linear correlation with a modelled algorithm for data processing. The technical malfunction of vehicles as a cause for accident occurrence has a share of 0,72% in the total number of accidents. The most common cause of accidents lies with malfunctioning lights or light-signalling devices on vehicles. The technical malfunction of vehicles has the highest value of 1,65% in accidents with fatalities and the biggest correlation between accidents at police district and accidents on national level is recorded with accidents in which only material damages were sustained. The research results can be used for comparison on regional level, so as for developing of the model of analysis of the causes of traffic accidents in Serbia and in the region.