“Propuesta de un plan de seguridad vial para la zona urbana del cantón Latacunga, provincia de Cotopaxi. período 2022-2026”

Abstract

The objective of this research project was to develop a proposal for a road safety plan for the "urban area of Latacunga Canton, Province of Cotopaxi. Period 2022-2026." For the development of the road safety plan, interviews and observation sheets were conducted throughout the urban area to know the current situation of the city, the needs and expectations, both internal and external, by virtue of what was done, high accident rates were obtained in the urban area of the Canton due to the recklessness of drivers and its vehicular capacity. The measurement was made by reports of state agencies such as the National Traffic Agency and the National Police, in addition, the evolution of accidents was detailed where in 2022 there were 34 accidents, 67 injured people, and 26 deaths, the pedestrian infrastructure does not have the appropriate level of service and there is not enough road signage in the urban area, finally, the road culture of the people is poor. This analysis was carried out to determine the guidelines a plan should have. With these results, the road safety plan was structured within the context of road signs and road education. All these guidelines were determined based on RTE INEN 004. The road safety plan detailed the shortages of horizontal and vertical signage and the lack of road safety education and detailed the processes to be followed to achieve the objectives. It is recommended that the Mobility, Transit and Land Transportation Unit of Latacunga use this plan and the initiatives proposed to have safer roads, users and safe vehicles.