A importância da inspeção veicular na prevenção de acidentes e falhas mecânicas

Abstract

This article aims to demonstrate the vehicle inspection in a complete way, from the visual inspection to the one executed by machines and software, in order to make clear its importance in society, and alert drivers and vehicle owners how much it impacts the traffic for the prevention of accidents and the reduction of victims in Brazil. For this purpose, a case study is presented related to the need of the periodic inspections in land vehicles, presenting a technical and bibliographic view on the subject, approaching from the accredited bodies to do these services, as well as, when and why they are done. Analyzing samples in the accredited company and through questionnaires, it will be demonstrated the adopted procedures, types of analysis and failures, which could cause accidents, besides showing calculations about the efficiency of the vehicle's safety systems. With this approach, it is expected to obtain greater notoriety for this area of engineering, to enhance the technical responsibility applied and to stimulate the authorities to improve accident prevention policies, in order to improve life in traffic and above all to improve the safety of the entire population, whether pedestrians or drivers.