Caracterización de la accidentabilidad en las vías de acceso a la ciudad de Loja: Catamayo - Loja, Saraguro - Loja

Abstract

Abstract: Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death violently in Ecuador, which is why consider it essential to characterize the accident to identify critical sites and take corrective measures in favor of road safety. The present investigation consists of a characterization of the accident on the Loja-Catamayo and Loja-Saraguro roads in the province of Loja in the period 2015-2017. In order to achieve this objective, a national and international bibliography was first executed in order to know the problem of accidents and the agents that determine road safety, where it was also possible to identify the different methods to identify accidents in different countries and specifically methods used by the National Transit Agency (ANT). As a mechanism to characterize the accident rate, the roads under study were divided into sections, taking into consideration their category and functionality. Then, the statistical data of the traffic accidents recorded in the Traffic and Traffic Control Unit of Ecuador were analyzed, which served as the basis for calculating accident rates, mortality, equivalent material damage for Finally.