ANÁLISE EXPLORATÓRIA DA ACIDENTALIDADE EM RODOVIAIS FEDERAIS BRASILEIRAS DURANTE A PANDEMIA DO COVID-19

Abstract

In 2020 there was an incidence of new virus activity that resulted in a long-lasting pandemic affecting the lives of millions of people. Due to the increase in the number of contaminations, there was a need to contain these advances, establishing operating restrictions and social distancing measures such as isolation, which could considerably reduce urban mobility and, consequently, affect road accidents. Thus, given this scenario, the following issue arises: What is the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic on accidents on Brazilian federal highways? Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the accidental trend during a pandemic of the new coronavirus on Brazilian federal highways in 2020. The research had as its object the Federal Highway Police database, which contains the details of accidents that occurred on federal highways . These data were then manipulated and analyzed, allowing the identification of changes in the occurrence of traffic accidents in 2020 compared to previous years. The data analyzed were from January 2011 to December 2020, where it was found that there was a drop in the number of accidents on federal highways, which may not have a direct relationship with the pandemic.