Black point
In various countries, black dots indicate road sections with a high number of traffic accidents .
Australia
There is a Black Spot Program in Australia . For a section to be included in the program, there must have been at least three accident victims on a route within five years. The route must have an accident rate of 0.2 accident victims per kilometer or the route must belong to ten percent of the most dangerous routes in the region.
Poland
In Poland about 1,600 road sections are marked as czarny point .
On the large, square black and yellow warning sign, the number of those who died at this point in traffic accidents ( zabitych ) and the number of injuries ( rannych ) is shown at the bottom left . The number refers to the three years before the sign was erected.
To set up such a sign, one of two conditions must be met:
- five or more accidents in each of the past three years
- twelve or more accidents in three consecutive years.
On September 7, 1998, the first sign for a Czarny point was erected on the national road 2 near Błonie. In the same year, 20 more signs followed. The influence of the signs on the driving style of the population was minimal. About 70% of the drivers ignored the relevant signs and did not adapt their driving behavior. Therefore, no more signs have been put up since 2003. Dangerous areas are now to be defused by renovation.