The survey, conducted on behalf of EuroRAP as part of the “European Road Safety Atlas” project, involved 3,000 drivers from Poland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden, and Italy.
Research results
The research shows that 70 percent of drivers in Poland are aware that single-carriageway roads are the most dangerous. Therefore, they look for information on safer roads that they could choose when planning a trip. Almost every third driver (29 percent) is aware of the existence of road risk maps. It is a positive fact that every second Polish driver chooses a safer route, thereby minimizing the risk of travel.
The most common sources of information on road risk maps among Polish drivers are: the Internet (62 percent) and automotive magazines (34 percent).
However, 3/4 of drivers still do not know about the existence of road risk maps, and only one in five drivers occasionally decides to choose a safer route. This is why the popularization of road risk maps is so important. This knowledge gives all road users the opportunity to choose a safer route, and thus become conscious road users. As part of the Polish edition of the EuroRAP Program, risk maps for international roads have been developed so far. Risk maps for national roads will be presented at the end of November this year.
Assumptions of the EuroRAP program
The goal of the EuroRAP Program in Poland, as well as in the 9 other European countries participating in the project, is to raise awareness about road safety and to disseminate road risk maps. The “European Road Safety Atlas” project is an initiative established under the EuroRAP Program. It is an atlas of Europe that will contain road risk maps showing the most dangerous (black) and the safest (green) roads in individual European countries, accompanied by commentary on road safety issues.