New roads, and the causes of road accidents are the same as always

Inadequate speed to driving conditions, forcing priority and incorrect behavior towards pedestrians - these are the most common causes of accidents in the first half of this year - the Partnership for Road Safety Association announced on Wednesday in Warsaw. that not keeping the proper distance from the vehicle ahead, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, fatigue, inexperience and ignoring signs also contribute to accidents.

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The conference was accompanied by a "round table" on safety on Polish roads, in which, apart from representatives of the Association, also participated, among others, representatives of the parliament, the Ministry of the Interior, the Road Transport Inspectorate, the Motor Transport Institute, the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways.

The association announced at the conference that in the first half of 2012 there were 16,000 accidents on Polish roads. 547 accidents; more than 1.5 thousand people died people, 20 thousand 531 were injured. Statistically, out of a hundred accidents, 10 people die.

Polish roads are still roads of death and stupidity

According to the Partnership for Road Safety, the past six months turned out to be less tragic than the same period last year, when 17,000 939 road accidents killed 1 thousand. 786 people and over 22,000 injured. Despite the visible improvement, the statistics show that Poland still occupies one of the last places in the European Union in terms of road safety.

"A driver, a passenger, an unprotected road user should be aware that he is not alone on the road, that dozens - if not hundreds - of vehicles and other road users are moving around him at any moment. you need to be able to keep common sense and move in such a way as not to pose a threat" - appealed the president of the Partnership for Road Safety Bartłomiej Morzycki.

Panaceum automatic surveillance system

A good solution for improving safety was considered by the participants of the discussion to be an automatic surveillance system (e.g. speed cameras, surveillance cameras), more thorough checking of the technical condition of vehicles and legislative changes.

"We want to focus on improving the enforcement of penalties by the automatic supervision system, introduce legislative changes regarding road traffic" - emphasized Boris Poleganow from the Association in an interview with PAP.

In France and Spain, the introduction of an automatic surveillance system has reduced the number of road accidents by up to 50%. representatives of the association said.

"We should copy well-functioning legislative provisions in other countries. We intend to present a proposal for new provisions at the first sitting of the Sejm after the holidays. For now, we are consulting our ideas with experts" - said Beata Bublewicz, the chairwoman of the Parliamentary Road Safety Team (PO).

The condition of the vehicles matters

According to the participants of the conference and discussion, the condition of vehicles should also be checked more thoroughly. "At the same time, let's take care of the development of roads and the safety of our vehicles. Then these disgraceful statistics will certainly improve" - ​​summed up Morzycki.

Partnership for Road Safety is a non-profit organization affiliated to the Global Road Safety Partnership in Geneva, an international organization working to permanently reduce the number of road accidents in countries undergoing transformation. PBD brings together representatives of three sectors of public life: business, government and non-governmental organizations.