Plan de mejoramiento de seguridad vial a bajo coste entre la entrada a Jima y la comunidad La Jarata (Cuenca Loja) aplicando la metodología iRAP

Abstract

Abstract: According to estimates by the Pan American Health Organization, road accidents They are considered a priority public health problem on a global scale, therefore, Our roads are not exempt from these accidents. Therefore, the objective of This work is to evaluate the level of safety of the Cuenca Loja road and implement low-cost security measures, in the section between the Entrance to Jima and the Jarata community. The International Road Assessment Program methodology was used (iRAP), in addition to the free ViDA software, which provides us with a valuation using stars divided into sections of 100 meters for the four main users of the roads such as: vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians. Getting for vehicle occupant, three stars, which represents 76.92% and 23.08% for two stars, for motorcyclists three stars by 63.94% and 16.35% for two stars, for pedestrians reached three stars in all its sections, and for cyclists, three stars in three sections, two and a star in two sections. In addition, the number of deaths was analyzed and seriously injured by traffic accidents in the section under study, resulting in six deaths and serious injuries to vehicles, when placing the suggested countermeasures an estimated 89% reduction in risk of death or serious injury for vehicles.