Analysis of accidents caused by problems in the drainage infrastructure of highways in Brazil

William Wilson dos Santos, Paulo Afonso Lopes da Silva, Antônio Carlos Rodrigues Guimarães

Infrastructure, Accidents, Drainage, Highways.

Every year accidents in Brazil, thousands of people suffer and good parts even lose their lives. There are many causes of accidents on highways and each year we seek to mitigate or the number of accidents. It should be noted that most of these events are also due to lack of attention on the part of drivers, however, the road infrastructure has a good share of responsibility in preventing accidents. Article, through drainage data, the importance of the accident prevention analysis system, since according to the Federal Police, many accidents are caused by the malfunction of the infrastructure. From this, the infrastructure stands out, that road safety also depends on a good drainage, as it depends on an analysis of the data, not that the infrastructure drainage is responsible for a number of accidents and deaths.

Received: 29 Aug 2022, Received in revised form: 18 Sep 2022, Accepted: 25 Sep 2022, Available online: 30 Sep 2022

10.22161/ijaers.99.67