1. The Impact of Human Factors on Safety at Railway- Road Crossings in the Western Part of Croatia
- Author
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Vilke, Siniša, Dundović, Kristina, Knežević, Josip, Vilke, Siniša, Dundović, Kristina, and Knežević, Josip
- Abstract
Railway-road crossings over rail tracks are intersections of two separate transportation systems that, from a safety standpoint, represent a high-risk point for all traffic participants. In the absence of adequate levels of protection at railway-road crossings, the danger significantly increases, as evidenced by the number of traffic accidents occurring at these locations. The subject of research in this paper is the impact of the human factor on safety at railway-road crossings in the Western Region, which encompasses the areas of Karlovac County, Lika-Senj County, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, and Istria County. The aim of this study is to determine the safety conditions at railway-road crossings in the Western Region and compare them with the rest of the Republic of Croatia. Subsequently, the goal is to ascertain the extent of the human factor’s influence on their occurrence. The working hypothesis states that accidents resulting in fatalities occur at railway-road crossings with low railway and road traffic on county, local, and unclassified roads in or near settlements because drivers fail to comply with regulations. To support the hypothesis, the study utilized scientific methods such as analysis and synthesis, descriptive method, induction and deduction method, and comparative method. The research results are based on secondary sources of data for the period from 2014 to 2023.
- Published
- 2024