Role of the police on the area of ensuring road safety: example of police directorate ljubljana

V nalogi je predstavljeno delo policije na področju cestnega prometa s poudarkom na primeru delovanja Policijske uprave Ljubljana. Predstavljena sta organizacija policije in območje, ki ga uprava pokriva. Na področju cestnega prometa policija za vzpostavitev reda uporablja oziroma deluje po različnih zakonih, ki so predstavljeni v nalogi. Glede na zakone policija pri kontrolah prometa nad udeleženci v cestnem prometu uporablja ukrepe, nad kršitelji zakonov pa tudi sankcije. S tem želi zagotoviti čim boljše stanje prometne varnosti ter manjše število smrtnih žrtev na cestah. Namen diplomske naloge je bil predstaviti in ugotoviti dejansko vlogo policije v cestnem prometu s poudarkom na primeru delovanja Policijske uprave Ljubljana. Glede na to, da je temelj dobrega delovanja in sodelovanja zaupanje, je bilo potrebno ugotoviti, kakšno je zaupanje v delo policije na področju cestnega prometa. Stanje prometne varnosti je eden izmed glavnih vidikov uspešnosti preventivnih akcij in vseh poostrenih nadzorov policije, ki ga lahko najlažje prikažemo s številom smrtno ponesrečenih v prometnih nesrečah oziroma s številom prometnih nesreč. Kot je bilo že omenjeno, skušamo stanje prometne varnosti izboljšati s preventivnimi akcijami, s katerimi v sodelovanju s policijo različni organi in društva ozaveščajo državljane in udeležence v prometu z določeno problematiko. V skladu s tem je bilo potrebno ugotoviti, ali drži teza, da preventivne akcije pripomorejo k izboljšanju prometne varnosti. V sklopu predstavitve vloge policije v cestnem prometu je bila izvedena tudi anketa, ki je temeljila predvsem na teoretičnih podlagah, ki so bile predstavljene v nalogi. Prav tako je bil cilj ugotoviti, kakšno je trenutno stanje na slovenskih cestah in kakšno mnenje imajo anketirani o delu policije na področju cestnega prometa. Anketa je bila izvedena med ljudmi na območju Policijske uprave Ljubljana. Na podlagi raziskav je bilo ugotovljeno, da preventivne akcije pripomorejo k izboljšanju prometne varnosti, prav tako se je izkazalo, da anketirani dobro poznajo posamezne preventivne akcije s področja cestnega prometa. Prav tako je bilo pozitivno ocenjeno zaupanje v delo policije na področju varnosti v cestnem prometu in v splošno delo policije.The diploma thesis presents the work of the police in road traffic with an emphasis on the Police Directorate Ljubljana. It represents the police organization and the area, which is covered by the police directorate. To restore order in the traffic the police uses or acts according to various laws, which are presented in the thesis. According to the laws, the police uses different measures during traffic controls and sanctions against violators, with which it tries to achieve the best possible road safety and reduce the number of road fatalities. The purpose of the diploma thesis was to present and determine the actual role of the police in road transport with an emphasis on the operation of the Police Directorate Ljubljana. Considering that trust and confidence are the cornerstones of good functioning and cooperation, it was necessary to determine if people have trust in the police work, when it comes to road traffic. The state of road safety is one of the main aspects of successful preventive actions and all strict police inspections, which can be easily demonstrated with the number of fatalities in road accidents or with the number of accidents. As before mentioned, we try to improve the road safety with the preventive actions, with which the different organizations and societies in collaboration with the police make people aware of certain problems. In accordance with that it was necessary to establish, if the preventive actions positively influence the road safety. The research showed that they do, it also showed that the interviewees know the preventive actions in road traffic well. They also trust in the police work in general and when it comes to safety in traffic. As a part of the presentation of police role in road traffic we also carried out a questionnaire, supported by the theory, presented in the thesis. The aim was also to estimate the momentary state on Slovenian roads and the interviewees’ opinion about police work in road traffic. The questionnaire was carried out among people in the region of Police Directorate Ljubljana