“Análisis de las causas y efectos de la accidentabilidad de tránsito en la ciudad de Riobamba, período 2020-2022”

Abstract

The city of Riobamba has a high rate of accidents over the years due to several internal and external factors, including drivers and road infrastructure, therefore, the objective of the present investigation was to know the causes and effects regarding the traffic accident rate in the city of Riobamba, for the same reason, the points and sectors where there were higher records of traffic accident cases were analyzed, and with this, control strategies were defined that will contribute to reducing the accident rate. The methodology used has a mixed approach, due to the fact that the corresponding analysis was based on qualitative and quantitative data, in addition, surveys were applied to citizens and an interview with the director of Mobility of the city of Riobamba. Based on the results obtained, it was determined that the factors that influenced traffic accidents most frequently were: speeding as one of the most influential, also those intersections that do not have adequate signaling and also it is highlighted that in those places where there is signaling, a regular state of the roads is detected, which influences the occurrence of these accidents, all the data recorded with reference to the accident rate, are considered elementary information to be able to face the problem, as a solution measure In order to significantly mitigate what was detected, a road safety campaign was designed, where those involved will be secondary school students from the city of Riobamba. In this context, it is concluded that, after applying the awareness project, the accident rate statistics will be reduced. It is recommended to use this study as a reference to improve the elements of traffic control and road safety in the city.