Determinación de las medidas de mejora de bajo coste para la seguridad vial de la carretera desde el sector Sunamanga hasta la parroquia Sacapalca (Loja Ecuador), aplicando el método iRAP

Abstract

Abstract: Traffic accidents on Ecuadorian roads generate economic damage and social damage to the affected families, so it is essential to improve and increase road safety on the roads of our country through low-cost countermeasures. The iRAP method focuses on establishing safe roads by minimizing the risk of death and serious injury on the road for the four main road users: vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians; based on a star rating for each of them. The present work was carried out on the Sunamanga Sacapalca road with the aim of establishing the most economical improvement measures that allow reducing the probability of deaths and serious injuries on the road. It was determined that the road currently has a star for all users. , classifying itself as unsafe. Applying the low-cost countermeasures that the iRAP method allows to implement, it was possible to increase the classification to three stars only for vehicle occupants, since these countermeasures only have a direct influence on these users.