AL is 3rd in the Northeast in traffic deaths.
Health technicians, representatives of traffic agencies, university students and educators are meeting this Thursday (21), in the auditorium of the Maceió Mar Hotel, in Ponta Verde, for the IV Alagoas Forum on Traffic and Quality of Life. The objective of the meeting is to discuss alternatives that improve traffic in the capital and in the interior of Alagoas. According to data presented by the State Health Secretariat (Sesau), Alagoas is the third state in the Northeast with the highest mortality rate from accidents.
Alagoas247 According to information from the Superintendent of Health Surveillance, Sandra Canuto, the state currently has a rate of 25,6 deaths per 100 inhabitants. Regarding motorcycle-related accidents, Arapiraca is the 7th city in the country with the highest mortality rate, according to the 2012 Violence Map. For Sandra, it is necessary to intensify traffic enforcement, improve road signage, restructure roads, and implement traffic education in schools.
“The department receives two hundred and fifty thousand reais every year to invest in initiatives. Now, we are going further, implementing an information system – scheduled for December – that unites all the data from the agencies and departments involved in the health/traffic binomial. However, there is a lack of investment in public policies,” pondered the superintendent, mentioning that, throughout the week, a letter of intent will be drafted and delivered to municipal and state managers, containing possible alternatives to reduce disruptions caused by traffic in the state.
One of the speakers at the event, traffic medicine specialist Fernando Moreira, acknowledged the need to inspect vehicles, especially motorcycles, given the disobedience of drivers who do not even wear helmets, causing accidents and, at the same time, becoming fatal victims. An example he cited was the way the use of mopeds is interpreted; these motorcycles must have a license plate, and the driver must be over 18 years old and possess an Authorization to Drive Mopeds (ACC).
“I came to deliver a message of cultural change and to draw the attention of those involved in the process to the alarming numbers. In the country, 44 people die in accidents and 500 are injured. First, we need to reduce mortality, then promote a culture of safety for everyday life, and finally, challenge the public administration to show political will and invest massively. We have to work on management, protection of vulnerable users (elderly, pedestrians, cyclists), hospital care, road improvements, and user education,” explained Fernando.
With gazetaweb.com