INFLUENCE OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE STATE OF ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY

Abstract

The article attempts to determine the role of road infrastructure in ensuring road safety and transport operation, as well as to establish the correlation between the quality of roads, the amount of their funding and the level of road safety on the example of EU countries, other states and Ukraine. The author’s understanding of road infrastructure is provided. Based on the empirical basis, the volume of investments in road infrastructure in foreign countries and Ukraine is compared. The unsatisfactory quality of roads in our country is explained. Modern progressive practice abroad regarding the construction and repair of roads is presented. The essence of the Vision Zero strategy and the directions of its implementation in Ukraine are revealed.