The number of fatalities in traffic accidents so far in 2017 in Andalusia has reached 167, eight percent more than in the same dates of 2016, year in which 154 reached, according to provisional data from the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) made to 24 hours on interurban roads. On the other hand, in the Andalusia community have occurred so far this year 155 accidents, 12 percent more than the same period last year, where 139 accidents occurred.
At the end of October, the month recorded 119 deaths (28 more than the entire month of October a year ago, when 91 deaths were recorded), which makes this October the worst since 2010. That year 174 people died and only in 2011 and 2013, more than a hundred people died in that month (114 and 103, respectively).
In this way, October could become the month with the highest number of deaths in 2017, surpassing even those of summer, months that more fatalities usually register on the roads due to the increase in the number of journeys on the road due to the summer period , since June closed with 123 deceased, July with 121 and August with 103. Even the police in safety vest have more work on road,
On the other hand, the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard will develop this week in Andalusia a campaign to prevent pedestrians from leaving their vehicle after a breakdown or accident, since more than 10 percent of those killed in accidents road traffic were pedestrians.
During this campaign, the agents of the Traffic Association of the Civil Guard will develop specific surveillance and control actions, as well as an information and awareness task with the delivery of a triptych, to try that there are no deaths. To ensure the safety of the driver and other road users, it is mandatory to carry two hazard warning triangles and at least one high visibility reflective vest.