According to statistics, over two months on the roads of the Primorsky Territory, excluding accidents with material damage has occurred
390 accidents (reduction compared with January-February last year was 22%). In these accidents
killed 41 people (35.9% decrease).
The number of injuries on the roads was 479 (down 24.9%).
According to
Press Service of the Russian Federation State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Primorsky
, The largest share of accidents were vehicle collisions (40.5%) and pedestrian accidents (36.7%).
As practice shows, the most serious collisions occur on roadways that are far away from populated areas, which in turn is associated with a complication of medical care and the risk of fatal outcomes.
With the onset of spring season traffic on country roads increases: field trips, summer house, join the number of experienced drivers and seasonal road users, including motorcyclists and moped riders, and therefore, it is necessary to exercise the utmost care and attention.
This year was a reduction of road accidents caused by drivers as well as the fault of pedestrians.
If we talk about the causes of accidents, in the first place, as before, remains the speed mismatch specific driving situations (48.1%), followed by:
violation of rules of passing a pedestrian crossing (12%),
exit into oncoming traffic (10.8%),
failure to comply with the order of travel (8.8%),
wrong choice course (6.8%).
The result of systematic prevention measures was the reduction of accidents involving intoxicated drivers. The number of such accidents decreased by 57.5%. However, despite these positive trends, the severity of the consequences of such accidents is still high.
The largest share of accidents was caused by drivers aged between 26 and 35 years management experience of over 10 years.
Traffic police Primorye reiterates road that security, life and health depends on each. Administrative measures can not and should not be the only way to influence the state of road safety
movement. Mass permissiveness and self-justification, can not be changed without the introduction into the consciousness of road
concept of moral responsibility.
for their behavior on the roads!
