Plan estratégico de seguridad vial para el cantón Colta

Abstract

The present titling work called "Strategic Road Safety Plan for Canton Colta" is based on the principles of road safety and is oriented to strategies to mitigate traffic accidents, the components involved in this work are motor vehicles and non-motorized, users emphasizing the most vulnerable people, pedestrians and drivers, infrastructures such as roads and horizontal and vertical signage. The investigation was carried out through information gathering, bibliography review and direct observation, by virtue of what was done, high accident rates were obtained in the state road E 35 that crosses the Canton due to its vehicular capacity, the measurement was made by reports from State Agencies such as the National Traffic Agency and the National Police, locating 9 critical points and represented by matrices, in addition, the evolution of accidents is described in an evolutionary framework where in 2015 there were 15 deaths due to traffic accidents, in 2016 10 people, in 2017 34 died and in 2018 a total of 35 deaths, in addition to the infrastructure for pedestrians does not have the appropriate level of service, for this reason, the development of a strategic plan is urged where the short goals are detailed and medium term what are the necessary steps to solve this problem. It is concluded that competent authorities should emphasize compliance with the suggestions and apply strategies to mitigate mobility problems. It is recommended that this plan be applied in order to guarantee the right to life, freedom of movement and mobility, always improving the quality of the citizens of Cantón Colta.