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Nearly half of those killed on the roads are pedestrians

A woman and a man without high visibility vest, in the avenue of Festers, were the last passers-by to be run over on the Costa. It happened on February 6. However, so far in 2018 the outrages accounted for seven. There were two victims. On January 11, Martinez, 53 years old was run in Cures. In Cabrillo there are four people who have been run over, two of them a couple, on January 30 in the avenue of Festers.

 

Victims of abuse, far from being reduced, remain dangerous in time, to such an extent that they represent almost half of those killed in the roads in the area. In 2016, four of the nine victims were registered. In Traffic of the Civil Guard, they have a well-defined profile of the deceased and wounded: person of about 70-80 years, who circulated without reflective garments and did it outside the enabled steps. In some cases, they traveled in the middle of the night on roads that are forbidden for passers-by, such as the Braganza highway and on the Costa Mote highway. The latter registered its first and only deceased since its implementation at the end of July 2016. It happened on October 11, 2017 when José, 76 years old and resident, lost his life. He walked through the middle of the two lanes, felt Festers and without any reflective clothing.

 

Before this rebound of the accident rate, with pedestrians involved, the Provincial Traffic Headquarters in collaboration with the Subsector of Traffic of the Civil Guard of A Corunna, yesterday began a prevention campaign in the DP-1914, between Adana and Enteric. The objective is to raise awareness among residents of the problems that exist on the Costa and the risk of violating the instructions on road safety. This campaign included the delivery of reflective vests, donated by the Junta Galicia, among neighbors in the area.

Cyclists and the duty to wear reflective elements

The association that supports cycling as a mode of transport does not agree with the obligation for pedestrians to wear reflective garments on their clothing. The Ministry of Transport enforces this in the amendment to the Act on Road Traffic. “This duty is inadequate, especially in pedestrian-friendly villages, and drivers should be ready for them,” said European MEP Bike Vice President Daniel.

 

“Introducing the pedestrian’s obligation to wear reflective elements is contrary to the principle of the responsibility of stronger motorists for damages they may cause,” said Moure. The ministry in the proposal demands that the reflective elements be worn in the village where there is no walkway and which are not sufficiently illuminated.

 

However, according to the association, such conditions meet a number of residential districts, where pedestrians would not be able to move without reflective vest according to the law. In fact, this will be completely different, the association warned, demanding that even without reflective elements the pedestrian could pass through the communication. In such a case, for example, he might be obliged to step back on the roadside before passing the motorcycle.

 

In addition to wearing reflective elements, the association requires modifications to the obligations of cyclists when moving in traffic. This includes, among other things, the abolition of the obligation to ride at the right edge of the road, which threatens cyclists, for example, when roads, in narrow lanes or before a roundabout, park the roads. Cyclists at the crossing for cyclists should also take precedence over branching vehicles. They prefer to join them even when a motor vehicle comes from a special road, so that the marked cycle paths are not interrupted in these sections.

 

Among the associations that submitted comments on the law were, for example, the Auto * Mat Association, organizing cycling, the Brno bicycle association or the Partnership Foundation.