Auditoría de seguridad vial de la carretera E30, en el tramo Baños de Agua Santa – Río Verde – Río Negro (km 72), provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

This research work aimed to develop a "Road Safety Audit in the Baños de Agua Santa - Río Verde - Río Negro (km72) section, Tungurahua Province", which contributes to reduce the traffic accident rate in the E30 highway, a 33 km section of the study, they were analyzed through the qualitative method that allowed collecting information from the users involved in the road, with an exploratory and descriptive level of research that allowed identifying the current conditions of the road and verifying the sections with the greatest road safety problems through direct observation to determine the causes that lead to accidents, It was a non-experimental design because the data were collected in situ and cross-sectional study which allowed collecting the data at the time and place indicated through a type of field and bibliographic study. The information gathering was carried out with the help of instruments such as interviews with authorities and drivers, and checklists in every section of the study, with the result that the road lacks horizontal and vertical signaling, lacks maintenance, and requires an improvement in the containment system, all these factors have been a main cause for the increase in the accident rate. In addition, there is a lack of traffic and road safety culture on the part of pedestrians and drivers. It can be concluded that the road needs maintenance to improve the current conditions, which is why it is recommended that the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works and the authorities of the parishes of the Baños canton consider the proposals formulated according to the technical standards in force in the country to significantly reduce the accident rate in the section under study.