The Use of Simulation Programs in the Traffic Accident Analysis

Abstract

In recent years, we have very often encountered increasing accident statistics where pedestrians are involved in traffic accidents. These collisions between pedestrians and vehicles are often associated with inattention on the part of the pedestrians and, from the drivers’ point of view, the reason was insufficient attention to driving the vehicle. Pedestrians are among the most vulnerable road users. Compared to other types of traffic accidents, traffic accidents involving motor vehicles and pedestrians are specific in that, even at relatively low impact speeds, relatively serious injuries or even death can occur. The analysis of traffic accidents involving the most vulnerable road users is of particular social importance. The paper deals with the use of simulation programs in the analysis of an accident event. In the analysis of the accident event, a mathematical graphic analysis of the mutual positions of vehicles and pedestrian by means of 3D visualization, the driving technique of vehicle drivers and the possibilities of avoiding a traffic accident, are evaluated.