The mortality and disability arising from traffic events should sound the alert throughout the country.
In the Dominican Republic there is the data of 62 deaths in traffic accidents per 100,000 inhabitants, and that is simply intolerable.
The doctor Hector Quezada Maceo, former director of the Dr. Darío Contreras trauma hospital, proposes to control, with a device on the accelerator, the high speed at which people travel in the country. Every day the number of people dying in mass transit grows. Quezada Maceo served as director of the Darío Contreras hospital for 14 years.
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transit events
About 75% of the accidents or traffic events that occur throughout the country involve motorcycles, said the orthopedist, who pointed out that this is probably the main cause of deaths.
“We have just seen the unfortunate event that occurred in the East, where several tourists were injured and others died.” Just days after that event, another accident occurred and this is deplorable. The Dominican Republic ranks first in statistics with traffic accidents, he indicates.
A proposal
The outstanding orthopedist proposes to the Government that a physical impediment be placed on the accelerator pedal that prevents it from sinking to the bottom.
This setting should be synchronized with the speed that the vehicle can reach, which should not be greater than 80 or 90 kilometers per hour.
“It has been shown that speed is a key factor for the production of traffic events that in turn generate serious injuries and deaths,” said the professional and former Deputy Minister of Collective Health of the Ministry of Health.
If a vehicle moves at more than 100 km per hour, the possibility of injury and death in an event is very high, said Quezada Maceo. As a country, you can’t expect that to be debated, you can’t start a national discussion, because many people will die during the process.
