Group: 161a1 Transport Engineer

Student: Aslanlı İsmayıl
Group: 161a1
Transport Engineer
Lesson: English
Topic: Motor transport
Freelance Work Number 1
FORWARD BY TRANSPORT
Road transport - The most common mode of transport on land is road transport. The level of development of road transport depends on the length and quality of roads, the number of cars and the level of service in this area. Production of the world's first cars began in the early 19th century, and only in 1923 were highways built in the United States and Italy. In modern times, the length of asphalt and paved roads in the world is 31 million. reaches km. About half of them are in developed countries.
Leading countries by length of roads
Countries Length of roads, in million km
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Countries
Countries Density of roads (km / min sq. km)
Leading countries in the world for the density of roads
The total length of roads in Azerbaijan is 59.1 thousand km. The length of paved roads used is 29,200 km, of which 1,684,000 km are international, 2,669,000 km are strategic and 13,000 km are local. Road transport provides 80% of passenger traffic in the world. The car fleet in the world is constantly expanding. According to various sources, there are currently 800-850 million people in the world. used in hunting cars. However, the existing car fleet is unevenly distributed across continents and regions.
According to experts, the number of cars in the world is growing by 50 million every year. Naturally, the number of cars in developed countries is high. The main indicator is the number of cars per 1,000 people. According to this indicator, the leading state in recent years is the United States. New York is the first city in the world. There are more than 2 cars per person in the city. According to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, 925.9 thousand cars were registered in the country in January 2010. According to this, there are 105 cars per thousand people in the country. The car park in the country (82%) is dominated by cars. [1]
An important change in the development of road transport in Azerbaijan is the increase of its role in international freight. This transport plays an important role in relations with neighboring countries Iran and Turkey. The bulk of domestic cargo, especially cotton products, is transported by road. Baku-Gazakh, Baku-Yalama, Alat-Astara and Baku-Julfa are the main highways in the country. They correspond to the direction of the railway lines. Branches are allocated from the main lines to different settlements. Yevlakh-Balakan, Yevlakh-Lachin, Baku-Shamakhi-Kurdamir, Ganja-Kalbajar and Yevlakh-Agjabadi-Bahramtapa roads are distinguished by their importance. The capital of the republic is connected with the center of all administrative districts by road.
Dry roads
Roads of the Republic of Azerbaijan Total: 52,942 km
World Rating: 74
Artificial cover: 26,789 km
Natural cover: 26,153 km [