Propuesta de una guía de buenas prácticas de seguridad vial para conductores de transporte público interprovincial en el Ecuador - caso de estudio provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The main objective of this degree work was to develop the proposal for a guide to good road safety practices for drivers of interprovincial public transport in Ecuador, for which it started as an analysis of various proposals for guides to good practices at the international level. The investigation was based on a field study to determine the main causes that generate accidents in the transport modality in transport cooperatives in Chimborazo, for which tools such as the interview with the Director of the National Transit Agency of Chimborazo are used. , and the observation of 212 drivers of interprovincial transport units, which showed that among the main causes of traffic accidents are the use of distracting elements by drivers, such as cell phones, driving under the influence of alcohol, the search for elements inside the vehicle, disrespect for traffic lights, as well as the driver's state of mind, since on several occasions it generates conflicts with other drivers during the journey. Finally, due to the results obtained, a guide to good road safety practices for drivers of interprovincial public transport was proposed, which consists of strategies to combat the risk factors: human, environmental and vehicular involved in accidents, promoting the responsibility of drivers for safety.