Geographic Information Systems to Improve Road Safety

This article proposes solution for analyzing road safety level on sections of road network (RN) using geographic information systems as part of intelligent transport systems (ITS). Namely, one of DCRE (Driver-Car-Road-Environment) system components - “road”, and its impact on traffic safety, were studied in detail, and solutions for identifying typical sections in geoinformation systems (GIS) were presented. Various factors affecting road safety, accident likelihood and severity of their consequences are considered, depending on hazardous areas location (in settlements and beyond).