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1.Roadsafetyaspublicsafety
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nents(behaviour,vehicle,roadinfrastructure).Asawhole,thesystemhas
dińerentfeaturesthantheparticularelements.Contrarytotheresultob-
tainedbyanalysingparticularelements,dińerentqualitymaybereachedby
analysingtheinfluenceoftheroadusers)behaviouronthevehicleincertain
conditions,theinfluenceofthenewtypeofvehicle(equippedwithadvanced
safetysystem)onthedriveraswellastheroadinfrastructureelements.Two
issuesbringawarenessinthistypeofapproach.Firstly,improvementofthe
systemelementsfunctioningdoesnotnecessaryhavetoleadtoitsadvance-
ment(legalnormslimitingspeedwithoutmodernisingthenetwork,inpar-
ticularconstructionofhighways).Secondly-bypropercombination-elu-
siveelementsmayconstitutehighleveloftotality41.
Consideringtherelationshipbetweenroadsafetyandroadaccidentvic-
timprotection,itshouldbeassumedthattherighttoprotectionisguaran-
teedtoeveryvictimofroadaccidentthattookplaceintheEU.Referringto
theresponsibilitytoprotect-aconceptadoptedatagloballevel-itmaybe
statedthattheinternationalcommunityisresponsibleforundertakingactive
actionsincaseofviolationofthisright.Reachingaconsensusandadopting
theresponsibilitytoprotectconcepthasledtoaddingthedutyofensuring
thehumansafetytothestate)ssafety42.
Adoptingthisconcepttopotentialandactualroadaccidentvictims,it
canbestatedthattheMemberStateensuresroadsafety(aspartoftheright
ofprotection)basingonthedeterminantsmentioned.
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A.Chrostowski,P
.Szczepankowski[in:]Zarządzanie…,pp.693-694.
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meconceptoftheresponsibilitytoprotectisunderstoodas“readiness[oftheinter-
nationalcommunity]toundertakecollectiveaction”throughtheSecurityCouncilonthe
basisofchapterVIIoftheCharteroftheUnitedNations-thestatuteoftheInternational
CourtofJusticeandAgreementestablishingthePreparatoryCommissionfortheUnited
Nations(JournalofLawsof1947,No.23,item90withfurtheramendments),provided
thepeacefulmeasuresturnouttobeineńectivetorestraingenocide,ethniccleansingor
crimeagainsthumanity,andthestateexplicitlycannotordoesnotwanttoreact.mis
principleshouldbeunderstoodasanobligationoftheinternationalcommunitytointer-
veneifthestateisunabletoguaranteerespectforhumanrightsoritsmassviolation-one
ofthemostsignificantachievementsofSeptemberUnitedNationssummitin2005.
