The dangers of travel – Banditry on the roads in the old days
Piotr Godlewski|Dariusz Skalski|Robert Mruczyk
Background: Both in the most distant history and nowadays, travel is accompanied by danger. Nowadays, insecurity becoming a basic barrier to tourist high-risk areas. The aim of study was make comparative review related subject danger retrospective terms. Material methods: In scholarly review, authors mainly used historical method, method establishing facts, method. analysis criticism literature also used. Results: Travel safety not common topic on tourism. Although we have many fragmentary accounts diary literature, Polish historiography there are no monographic works articles that put context. Conclusions: has always been Threats road difficult nature predict, from dangers caused forces deadly threat resulting human actions, often with an intent rob, but against political (terrorism), religious or national background. Despite ongoing civilizational changes, including extraordinary dynamics cultural still show analogy former days. end nineteenth century borderline period, it marked irretrievable primitive banditry. development safe communication, emergence strong state bodies Europe developed system security apparatus effectively limited then eliminated epicentres areas, which does mean complete elimination Also today, information about attacks tourists coming some regions Europe, mechanisms methods confusingly similar those known history.
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity