Analysis of the impact of the technical condition of the car on the level of accidents on the roads

One of the leading sectors of the economy of many countries is the transport sector. In today's world, road transport is considered to be one of the prime engines of progress. The average age of cars in the European Union is 8 years, the United States – 11 years, Ukraine – 22,4 years. Today in Ukraine there is such a disappointing economic situation, when it is more profitable to buy a car with mileage than a new one from a car dealership. Typically, these cars have reduced physical situation and performance. Also, untimely regulated technical inspection, replacement of consumables, car repair, which are often abused by drivers and car owners have the negative impact on the parameters mentioned above. All this affects active safety and the level of accidents on the roads. The article considers the analysis of the impact of the technical condition of the car on the level of road accidents, provides mortality from road accidents in some countries, mortality in the European Union from road accidents by age, the number of accidents in Ukraine in 2017–2020, the effectiveness of the system «driver – car – road – environment» to prevent road accidents and ensure road safety, speed limits on the severity of the consequences of road accidents, the impact of speed on the likelihood of fatal injuries when a vehicle hits a pedestrian, the length of the braking distance during emergency braking, the dynamics of saturation of the European park with vehicles with a maximum speed of more than 150 km / h, infographics of the fleet of Ukraine. The influence of the technical condition of the steering, suspension elements and brake system on the controllability and stability of cars is analyzed