“Auditoría de seguridad vial en el tramo Santa Teresita (0 km)- Santa Fe de Galán (25,50 km) del cantón Guano provincia de Chimborazo”

Abstract

The problem lies in the road accident statistics issued by the National Traffic Agency, where it is established that the city of Riobamba registers a rate of 65.15% and Guano a rate of 10.76%. The present Curricular Integration Work called "Road safety audit in the Santa Teresita (0 km) - Santa Fe de Galán (25.50 km) section of the Guano Canton, Province of Chimborazo" had the objective of establishing the level of accidents that can occur due to the damage in the road infrastructure, so research instruments were applied such as: checklist, which was composed of evaluation parameters, among them: the design of the road layout, condition of the ditches, presence of intersections, lighting, vertical and horizontal signaling; The results obtained from the current situation showed several deficiencies in the road infrastructure, critical points with higher accident rates, i.e., there are bifurcations without the corresponding signaling, the terrain is mountainous and the road surface is made of asphalt concrete, and the vertical signaling is deteriorated, The horizontal signaling does not have lane division demarcations, the current vegetation on the study road obstructs the visibility of drivers on a routine basis, which in turn generates a greater risk of accidents and insecurity for all users who make use of the section. It can be concluded that there is a 75.05% absence of street lighting in the study section, the vertical signaling is deteriorated in most of the section, the lane demarcations on the road are nonexistent.