Road Safety Review of the Environment of Selected Schools in Szombathely

Abstract

Szombathely is a typical cycling town with many educational institutions. Although cycling infrastructure development is at the heart of infrastructure development, it is increasingly being crowded out by car traffic in the city centre. There is critical congestion around schools in the morning and afternoon, with irregular stops and waiting times. The traffic volume on the city's roads has almost exceeded the level at which cyclists feel safe, so most children and pupils are transported by car by their parents.
In our study, we review traffic safety in each location – the surroundings of the selected schools – and develop proposals for concrete traffic engineering measures on the roads leading to and around the institutions to ensure safe pedestrian and cyclist traffic.