Impact of wildlife on road safety

V današnjem času je ob izboljšani tehnologiji in boljšemu življenjskemu standardu čedalje več avtomobilov oziroma vozil na splošno. Kljub napredni tehnologiji zaznavanja hitrosti, senzorjev za bližino itd. pa znanstveniki na področju prometne varnosti še niso uredili možnosti predvidevanja trkov s prostoživečimi živalmi. V Sloveniji se vsako leto povprečno zgodi 18 tisoč prometnih nesreč, od teh tudi nekaj zaradi povozitve prostoživeče živali. Cilj magistrskega dela je predlagati preventivne ukrepe za preprečevanje prometnih nesreč s prostoživečimi živalmi na podlagi že ustaljenih praks v Sloveniji in tujini na avtocestah ter glavnih in regionalnih cestah. V magistrskem delu so predstavljeni zakonodaja Evropske unije in Slovenije, cestni promet in varnost, prostoživeče živali ter obstoječi preventivni ukrepi doma in v tujini. V zadnjem poglavju so na podlagi že obstoječih ukrepov v tujini predlagani preventivni ukrepi za preprečevanje prometnih nesreč s prostoživečimi živalmi na različnih lokacijah v Sloveniji.Nowadays, with improved technology and a better standard of living, there are more and more cars and vehicles in general. Despite the advanced speed detection technology, proximity sensors, etc., however, scientists in the field of road safety have not yet regulated the possibility of predicting wildlife collisions. In Slovenia, an average of 18,000 traffic accidents occur every year, some of them due to wildlife collisions. The aim of the master\u27s thesis is to propose preventive measures for the prevention of traffic accidents involving wildlife on the basis of established practices in Slovenia and abroad on motorways, and main and regional roads. The master\u27s thesis presents the legislation of the European Union and Slovenia, road traffic and road safety, wildlife, and existing preventive measures at home and abroad. In the last chapter, on the basis of already existing measures abroad, preventive measures are proposed for the prevention of traffic accidents with wildlife at various locations in Slovenia