Diagnóstico de las principales causas de la siniestralidad en la Empresa Publica Metropolitana de Transporte de Pasajeros de Quito

Abstract

Abstract: The study aimed to identify the causes of accidents in the Company Quito Metropolitan Passenger Transport Authority (EMTPQ). An approach was used descriptive, quantitative and exploratory. The descriptive research focused on analyzing details the causes of the accident, while the quantitative one collected and examined data numerical data of incidents, and the exploratory sought to generate new hypotheses. A was selected representative sample of events in the August 10 corridor, classifying them into crashes, friction and breakage of parts. The results showed that 28.9% of the incidents were parts breakages, 44.19% crashes, and 16.1% internal accidents. It was observed a increase in the frequency of claims from 32.1% to 34.7% between 2021 and 2023. incidents with third parties represented 45.4% of the total, indicating the need to improve interaction with other road actors. The analysis of these data allowed us to develop strategies based on the analysis of causes, in addition to driver training, preventive maintenance of vehicles and awareness campaigns, with the aim of formulate corrective measures to increase the reliability of the transportation service passenger public.