title: Traffic safety analysis of powered two-wheelers (PTWs) in Slovenia.
abstract: Due to the 2006 European research report on powered two-wheelers (PTWs) riders' traffic safety, Slovenia represents the highest risk for PTW riders in the European Union. Namely, in Slovenia we have the largest number of PTW riders' deaths per billion travelled kilometers in 2006. Since then the traffic safety situation in the field of PTW riders in Slovenia has been improving and we will discuss that phenomenon in the present paper. The paper identifies and analyzes the causes that led to such a critical situation. Further, the evaluation of activities that were carried out to improve the road safety for powered two-wheeler riders in Slovenia in the last past years are discussed. In conclusion a selection of measures and actions is presented that already has been and also should be carried out in the future.
authors.affiliation: University of Maribor, Faculty for Civil Engineering, Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia. sraml.matjaz@uni-mb.si
authors.forename: Matjaž
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Šraml
authors.forename: Tomaž
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tollazzi
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Renčelj
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001334:Automobile Driving; D004779:Environment Design; D006801:Humans; D035846:Law Enforcement; D008875:Middle Aged; D009049:Motorcycles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011640:Public Policy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017524:Slovenia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D055815:Young Adult