The article assesses two provinces of the south-eastern Poland, i.e. Lublin Province and Podkarpackie, taking into account the number of accidents, persons injured and the persons who caused the accident. In addition, the most common causes of such negative traffic incidents, i.e. speeding or weather conditions, are listed. For better evaluation of the safety on the roads of Lubelszczyzna and Podkarpacie, the road accident rate in the said provinces was compared with the national average. Also, the actions taken to improve the traffic safety on Polish roads were presented.