1. TRAFFIC SAFETY SITUATION AND THE ROLE OF THE DRIVERS FOR THE ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Boris Murgoski, PhD
Zlate Dimovski, PhD
Kire Babanoski, MSc
Ice Ilijevski, MSc

2. Contents Introduction
Review for volume, dynamics, causes and structure of the participants in road traffic accidents in the Republic of Macedonia
Results, Discussion and Conclusion
Bibliography

3. Key results Table 1. Review for volume and dynamics
of the road traffic accidents with serious consequences
in the Republic of Macedonia in the period
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Average
TOTAL
road traffic accidents
4403
4353
4223
4.462
4.108
4.310
21.549
casualties
dead
162
160
172
132
158
788
Injured (seriously & slightly)
6724
6731
6375
6.853
6.149
6.566
32.832
6886
6891
6537
7.025
6.281
6.724
33.620

4. Key results Table 3. Review of road traffic accidents
by faults and structure of the road traffic users
in the Republic of Macedonia in the period
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Average
TOTAL
Drivers
4.112
4.030
4.012
4.195
3.865
4043
20.214
Pedestrians
254
273
175
227
200
226
1.129
Passengers 7 9 4 11 15 46
Vehicles 13 18 3 1 44
Roads 6 10 19 52
Other causes 12 20 8 64
4.403
4.353
4.223
4.462
4.108
4310
21.549

5. Discussion
the most common reason for the occurrence of the road traffic accidents is drivers. Driving too fast on the roads , followed by disobeying the rules driving, improper movement and turning, wrong side and direction of movement, inappropriate overtaking and driving under the influence of alcohol.
most of the faults, even 93.8 % come from drivers, 5.2 % of pedestrians, and the rest goes to the passengers, vehicles, roads and other reasons. In fact, in 99 % of the cases, the main reason is the human factor, which confirms the thesis that man is the main actor and blamed for accidents on the roads.
more than half of the casualties in road traffic accidents (50 %) were result of mutual collisions of vehicles in motion, rather than the overthrow or trampling pedestrians (16 %) and driving off the road (13 %).

6. Conclusion
irresponsible (irregular, dangerous) behaviours, activities and processes in the road traffic, from which may arise accidents and negative effects, can be grouped into the following three categories and appear in the form of:
1 ) violation of traffic rules and regulations (disregard the primacy of passage, wrong side and direction of driving and improperly turning while driving, unsafe distance between vehicles, crossing the road outside the pedestrian crossing);
2 ) violation of the road traffic signs: high speed driving, passing a red light, overtaking in the forbidden areas and in dangerous situations – improper overtaking, disobeying the sign "STOP";
3 ) violation of security measures: non-use of safety equipment, driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotic substances, talking on a cell phone while driving.

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