International Day of memory for Traffic casualties were spotted on the roads on Sunday. across the worldabout 1.3 million people die in traffic accidents every yearTurkey is no different countries in terms of dead. despite of improved road condition f safety Inspections, “Traffic monsteras it is called in The country claims thousands of spirits.
The official numbers show 5,362 people Die last year in more More than 1.1 million traffic accidents in Turkish, while 274,615 others people They got hurt. the number of were the victims more from 10% higher compared to 2020 more from 187,000 fatal Traffic Accidents in 2021.
Most of were dead drivers and passengers while pedestrians made up 22.1% of dead. An overwhelming number of Traffic accidents were result of driver errorfrom speed to overtaking others vehicles without paying attention to the traffic safety rules.
In the first 10 months of this is year1872 people were killed in Traffic Accidents in Jurisdiction areas of Traffic police, while the number may be higher When including areas under jurisdiction of Gendarmerie Traffic Police, which mostly supervises rural areas. Turkey also mentioned more More than 164,000 accidents in The same period you were injured more from 244,000 people.
In an effort to reduce deaths, the government in consideration new measures. 2023 national program By the Turkish presidency includes a set goal of Reducing traffic fatalities to 8.3% and conducting regular Traffic inspection for 80 million engines vehicles And the drivers. After 5000 inspections drivers He will be chosen from among the participants in Most accidents stem from driver error All of them will undergo safe driving lessons. Ministry of Interior Affairs , in Cost of enforcement of traffic safety and also Works on improve ability of Law enforcement to improve implementation of safety rules.
Turkey already It has an action plan covering the years between 2021 and 2023 and is gradually implementing 441 items of Plan that focus on Simplify collaboration between different ministries And the public agencies for ensure traffic movement safety. a new The plan is also in Business. The national program Includes activities to raise awareness about the issue with new campaigns on social media And the more effective inspections using Smart way technologies. in a proactive attempt, government also seeks to increase amount of road safety exercise for young students do not qualified Until now for driving licences.
International numbers show Between 20 and 50 million people not suffer fatal injuries in Traffic accidents, which frequently result in lifelong disabilities. United nations says Road traffic injuries also cause Significant economic losses for individuals, their families and the countries as a whole, from cost of Therapy for lost productivity for The victims and their families. In general, road traffic accidents cost bone countries 3% of GDP, according to the United Nations “more than 90% of Road accident deaths occur in Low and middle income people countries. traffic movement injury death rates highest in African region and lower in Europeans region. Even within high-income countries people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds more You are likely to participate in Road accidents”, United Nations website on road safety consciousness, says.
