NIK reports there are more dangerous roads than managements willing to admit

In a recent report on road safety the Supreme Board of Inspection (NIK) concluded that most road managements do not attempt to improve road safety but only patch up the holes and called for the immediate creation of a special governmental road safety program. NIK, which inspected 5% of Polish roads, found 381 were dangerous, in comparison to road managements' findings of only 420 across the whole country. NIK accuses the managements of having neglected their main responsibility to prepare a traffic organization project, which means questioning even the placement of road signs. However, in most cases the danger is caused by the sloppiness says the report. NIK blames the current state of affairs on the Road Safety Board created two years ago as an advisory body to the Prime Minister. The organization rejects the accusations and insist its actions have led to the dwindling numbers of road accidents which have decreased 11,500 in the last two years. Besides, the Transportation Ministry says it has no money to start the program suggested by NIK. (Rzeczpospolita, page A3) P.S.