Estudo da eficácia dos radares fixos da GO-060 no trecho compreendido entre Goiânia e Trindade

Abstract

Road accidents are a major cause of premature deaths and permanent injuries worldwide. The effects of these accidents are a serious public health problem, being quite costly to the public coffers. It is estimated that around 30 billion reais were spent in Brazil in 2012 with road accidents. The wrong choice of the speed practiced by drivers, by underestimating the conditions of the road and overestimating their own abilities, is one of the main causes of accidents and influences the severity of all accidents. Therefore, it is necessary to implement measures and policies to change the behavior of drivers and reduce the average speed on the roads. One measure that has proven its effectiveness in several studies analyzed in this work is the speed enforcement through fixed speed cameras. This equipment tends to dissuade potential offenders, avoiding excessive speed and consequently, avoiding accidents with victims, whether they are fatal or not. The section where the radars object of this work are installed entails an intense flow of unprotected users, so it is fundamental that there are policies for speed enforcement maintaining the safety of all users. The objective of this study is to prove the effectiveness of the radars installed in this

section, showing that there was a decrease in the average speed practiced, in the number and severity of accidents after the installation of the equipment. An extensive review of the literature and case studies and a comparative analysis of traffic volume accident data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 were carried out. The results were to prove the effectiveness of the equipment by reducing the numbers of accidents and speeds practiced, as well as the awareness of road users and responsible bodies regarding the importance of an efficient speed management program.