The impact of rail passenger transport, as a component leading to the increase of the security and movement of people, on traffic security in terms of the Covid-19 pandemic
Objectives The aim of the article is to demonstrate the impact of passenger rail transport on road traffic security, taking into account the Covid-19 pandemic. Material and methods A solution to the research problem was sought by examining, using multivariate comparative analyses, the deviations in...
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| author | Paweł Krystian Lubiewski Bartosz Kozicki Łukasz Foryś Bogusław Kogut |
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The aim of the article is to demonstrate the impact of passenger rail transport on road traffic security, taking into account the Covid-19 pandemic.
Material and methods
A solution to the research problem was sought by examining, using multivariate comparative analyses, the deviations in the length of rail lines and the number of passengers transported by rail during a selected period in six selected European countries, taking into account the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the analysis of the number of fatalities in road accidents. The study used multivariate comparative analyses of data on the rail passenger transport sector. The research period covered the years 2010-2023.
Results
The study shows that three of the six European countries analyzed (Poland, Spain and Italy) have seen significant increases in the length of rail lines since 2021, and the other three countries have seen declines.
Analyzing the second group of dependent variables, it was observed that in 2020, due to the pandemic, there were huge declines in the passenger rail transport sector in each of the analyzed countries. After the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of passenger rail capacity continued to varying degrees in each country, with significant increases in most of them by 2023. However, the mortality rate between 2020 and 2023 remained significantly lower than before the pandemic.
Conclusions
The passenger rail transport has an impact on road safety, but as the analyzed data shows, the dynamics of its use does not explain the significant decrease in fatalities in the countries studied, and the clear upward trend in the use of this mode of transport does not coincide with the dynamics of fatalities. Therefore, it can be concluded that passenger rail transport does not have a significant impact on reducing road fatalities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-be8b4f3d233949aebbb9d76e808971fc2025-08-20T03:10:46ZengAkademia Nauk Stosowanych WSGE im. A. De Gasperi w JózefowieJournal of Modern Science1734-20312391-789X2025-04-01611537310.13166/jms/202667202667The impact of rail passenger transport, as a component leading to the increase of the security and movement of people, on traffic security in terms of the Covid-19 pandemicPaweł Krystian Lubiewski0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5149-7908Bartosz Kozicki1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6089-952XŁukasz Foryś2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1241-8722Bogusław Kogut3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4431-8283WSB University in Dąbrowa GórniczaWojskowa Akademia Techniczna w WarszawieAkademia Policji w SzczytnieWSB University in Dąbrowa GórniczaObjectives The aim of the article is to demonstrate the impact of passenger rail transport on road traffic security, taking into account the Covid-19 pandemic. Material and methods A solution to the research problem was sought by examining, using multivariate comparative analyses, the deviations in the length of rail lines and the number of passengers transported by rail during a selected period in six selected European countries, taking into account the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the analysis of the number of fatalities in road accidents. The study used multivariate comparative analyses of data on the rail passenger transport sector. The research period covered the years 2010-2023. Results The study shows that three of the six European countries analyzed (Poland, Spain and Italy) have seen significant increases in the length of rail lines since 2021, and the other three countries have seen declines. Analyzing the second group of dependent variables, it was observed that in 2020, due to the pandemic, there were huge declines in the passenger rail transport sector in each of the analyzed countries. After the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of passenger rail capacity continued to varying degrees in each country, with significant increases in most of them by 2023. However, the mortality rate between 2020 and 2023 remained significantly lower than before the pandemic. Conclusions The passenger rail transport has an impact on road safety, but as the analyzed data shows, the dynamics of its use does not explain the significant decrease in fatalities in the countries studied, and the clear upward trend in the use of this mode of transport does not coincide with the dynamics of fatalities. Therefore, it can be concluded that passenger rail transport does not have a significant impact on reducing road fatalities.https://www.jomswsge.com/The-impact-of-rail-passenger-transport-as-a-component-leading-to-the-increase-of,202667,0,2.htmlpublic securityintermodal transportcovid-19safetypopulation migrationtraffic |
| spellingShingle | Paweł Krystian Lubiewski Bartosz Kozicki Łukasz Foryś Bogusław Kogut The impact of rail passenger transport, as a component leading to the increase of the security and movement of people, on traffic security in terms of the Covid-19 pandemic Journal of Modern Science public security intermodal transport covid-19 safety population migration traffic |
| title | The impact of rail passenger transport, as a component leading to the increase of the security and movement of people, on traffic security in terms of the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The impact of rail passenger transport, as a component leading to the increase of the security and movement of people, on traffic security in terms of the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The impact of rail passenger transport, as a component leading to the increase of the security and movement of people, on traffic security in terms of the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of rail passenger transport, as a component leading to the increase of the security and movement of people, on traffic security in terms of the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The impact of rail passenger transport, as a component leading to the increase of the security and movement of people, on traffic security in terms of the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | impact of rail passenger transport as a component leading to the increase of the security and movement of people on traffic security in terms of the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | public security intermodal transport covid-19 safety population migration traffic |
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