Public Perception of Selected Road Safety Problems

The paper contains overview of current situation in the area of European road safety and draws attention to adverse developments in several European countries. Based on the analysis of data provided the approach of international project SOL is presented. This approach is focused on strengthening road safety management capacity in the regions of Central Europe and its integral part is road safety situational assessment. The process of application of this tool in selected regions of project partners’ countries is presented. It is clarified the role of knowledge and opinion survey within the assessment together with methodology and procedure for implementing the survey. Also results and main outcomes related to the travel preferences, mobility, public attitudes towards problems and risk factors of road safety and potential effectiveness of authorities in the Žilina region in Slovakia are provided.