Nearly 60 percent of public highways in Slovenia are rated only one or two in a standard 5-level scale, a latest EU-funded survey showed.

Of all 3,180 kilometres examined, the majority of motorways received three stars, while 13.5 percent of roads being labelled as high-risk roads, 11.7 percent as medium-risk roads.

With some 1.4 million vehicles registered in Slovenia in 2013, traffic in the country is in good order in general, and stands in the middle in the EU member states in terms of road casualties per 100,000 citizens.

The most frequent kinds of traffic accidents in Slovenia are head-on collisions, followed by side collisions on crossroads, skidding off the road, and accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists, according to the AMZS, roadside assistance provider in the country.

The road administration is planning to make investment of 8.5 million euros (10,6 million U.S. dollars) annually in the next 20 years to improve road conditions, including the setting up of railings, broadening of lanes, and the use of rumble strips, AMZS sources said.