Creating Safety in Transport - Traffic Risk Approach

The paper presents essence of traffic risk. Determinants of this derivative of frequency and consequences are enumerated and described. The main attention is focused on kind of consequences, type of vehicle, injury seriousness as well as kind of accident participant. Basing on classical risk approach, traffic risk assessment methodology is created. It plays a crucial role in formulating risk strategies, implemented from most popular, international risk management standards - PRINCE2® and PMI®. Recommendations for traffic safety improvement base on an unique comparison of risk assessment results and general risk strategies, and they are implemented into real data that characterizes the biggest city in Poland - Warsaw.