Introduction. The development and modernization of the road network and road infrastructure in Ukraine requires its provision with modern technical means of traffic control to ensure safety of all road users.
Problem statement. A significant number of traffic accidents (hereinafter — accidents) and the severity of their consequences, especially with the participation of vulnerable road users requires the provision of technical means of traffic control.
Objective. Ensuring traffic safety, reducing the severity of the consequences of accidents and providing safe and comfortable conditions for vulnerable road users.
Materials and methods. The article uses the actual standards of Ukraine, practical experience gained during road safety inspections, survey of black spots and materials of the branch Road Safety Management Database (RSM) created at SE DerzhdorNDI).
Results. It is determined that the provision of technical means, especially in black spots areas, prevents the increase of accidents rate, including reducing the number of accidents with vulnerable road users participation.
Conclusions. Road is a very dangerous place where an accident can be happened each second, leading to significant injuries, mutilations or even deaths o effectively protect and prevent the occurrence of accidents with vulnerable road users, it is necessary to improve the situation by preventive counteraction to accidents, namely the correct (regulatory) organization of technical means of road traffic control.
