RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Hudec, Juraj
A1 Šarkan, Branislav
T1 Effect of Periodic Technical Inspections of Vehicles on Traffic Accidents in the Slovak Republic
JF Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina
YR 2022
VO 24
IS 3
SP A142
OP A159
DO 10.26552/com.C.2022.3.A142-A159
UL https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-202203-0017.php
AB The article presents a search for links between the Periodic Technical Inspections of Vehicles (TI) and traffic accidents due to vehicle technical defects in the Slovak Republic. Based on these links, it is sought to assess the justification for TI regarding the road safety. For this purpose, statistical data on traffic accidents, caused by vehicle technical defects as well as data concerning TI carried out were examined. The first finding was that the approaching end of the validity of the TI, the probability of traffic accidents due to technical defects increases for vehicles. The second finding was that with the increasing number of vehicles assessed at the Periodical Technical Inspection Stations (PTI) as temporarily roadworthy and not roadworthy, the number of accidents due to vehicle technical defects was decreasing. The results formulated in this paper show that the TI have a measurable effect on traffic accidents caused by vehicle technical defects, thus positively affecting the road safety and thus having a demonstrable justification.