Heading to Roche. We are going to continue leaving the rest to get the stick out of the wheel that they want to put on Uruguay. Always on the road never at the inn pic.twitter.com/U7MRvdUnBS
— Sebastian Da Silva (@camboue) March 10, 2022
The senator for the National Party, Sebastián Da Silva, has been one of the most active militants for the “No” in the referendum against the 135 articles of the Law of Urgent Consideration.
That is precisely what he was going on March 10 at 11:08 a.m. when he published a photo that was taken while driving his truck. “Heading to Rocha. We are going to continue leaving the rest to get the stick out of the wheel that they want to put on Uruguay (sic),” Da Silva wrote on his Twitter account @camboue.
“Always on the road, never in the inn,” added the nationalist legislator.
What has caused a stir is that the photo seems to have been taken from the driver’s seat, and it is seen that the speedometer shows 140 kilometers per hour, which would configure a traffic violation for speeding.
“The stick in the wheel at that speed if there is not even the entire LUC left,” replied a Twitter user who calls himself Raúl Santiago.
speeding
According to the text of the Specific Regulations on Traffic and Road Safety, the driver of a vehicle “will not be able to circulate at a speed higher than that allowed. The speed of a vehicle must be compatible with the circumstances, especially with the characteristics of the terrain, the state of the road and the vehicle, the load to be transported, the weather conditions and the volume of traffic.
“On a road with two or more lanes with traffic in the same direction, heavy and slower vehicles must circulate in the lanes located furthest to the right, the others being destined for those that circulate with greater speed,” the document adds.
The National Road Circulation Regulation says that the recommended speed for driving in urban areas is 45 kilometers per hour, while on open roads it is 90 km/h.
It is important to slow down in case of: wet streets, fog, school zones, crosswalks and in rural areas where there may be loose animals. Speed reduction in urban areas is essential to protect pedestrians and cyclists. It is advisable to reduce speed at all intersections, even if you have the right of way or a green traffic light.
Not only do you have to think about your own safety but also that of third parties on the road, since statistics say that the probability of a pedestrian surviving a hit by a vehicle traveling at more than 60 km/h is practically nil. . An accident that occurs at 70km/h is as violent as falling from a seventh floor.
If you drive around a curve at excessive speed, the risk of going off the road can be multiplied by three.
When the established speed limits are not respected or the speed is not correct, the proportion of fatal accidents is 60% higher. All these statistics are derived from data from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
