Parking problems at the rest and service areas (R&SA) in Poland – results of test on selected parkings along the A4 highway

Abstract

At the Rest and Service Areas (R&SA) both in Poland as in European Union are observed in-creasing problems with availability of parking slots for trucks and semi-trailers. Insufficient number of parking slots is caused mainly by daily truck traffic and parking fluctuations. Drivers of such vehicles are obliged by Regulation WE 561/2006 [6] to take regular stops. At the same time Regulation 885/2013 [5] of the UE Commission imposes on member states a duty to ensure the adequate number of spots on safe and secured parking’s. Article presents the results of the research on parking occupancy that were performed on chosen section of A4 highway in Poland. Additionally authors propose the method to ensure additional parking slots for trucks and semi-trailers using only traffic management means.