Intelligent transport systems as a tool for speeding prevention

Car traffic on the road network is increasing every year, which leads to accompanying problems with compliance with traffic rules. Road accidents in Bulgaria are an annual unwanted event, which leads to significant material and financial losses, both for individuals and businesses, but burden society with unnecessary costs. The largest number of accidents remains due to incorrect actions of drivers (about 6 thousand on an annual basis), with approximately 28% of them being due to excessive and inappropriate speed. The state, represented by the Traffic Police under the Ministry of Interior (Republic of Bulgaria), carries out periodic actions (with some dubious success) to deal with the constantly increasing number of road accidents. The statistics of constantly increasing road accidents are not a precedent only for Bulgaria, but are noticeable on a global scale. Various events are being held in different countries around the world to deal with this negative trend. One of the most promising methods for dealing with this significant problem are intelligent transport systems. Creating innovative transport solutions for sustainable mobility can allow users to reach their destination conveniently, on time, safely, efficiently and with minimal environmental impact. The main directions and goals of implementing ITS in road transport are to achieve safe and secure transport.