He president Luis Abinader He said on Monday that in the Dominican Republic it is necessary regularize the amount of motorized vehicles to reduce the statistics of accidents traffic, since between 68% -69% of the tragedies on the country’s streets are due to the imprudence of drivers. bikers.
Abinader also highlighted that 85% of motorcyclist deaths occur because they do not use crash helmet. “It’s a matter of regulation, There are a huge number of engines on the streets.”
He noted that, in relation to the vehicles“we are slightly below the average“.
Controls in the roads
The president added that one of the challenges of government is to restore controls on the roads and highways of the country.
“Currently one of the goals is to -de-urbanize- the Duarte HighwayThere were 120 legal and illegal crossings and they have been eliminated. This investment is avoiding accidents on this artery, and we are also doing the same on the 6 de Noviembre highway,” he said during LA Semanal con la Prensa, which took place in New York, United States.
Abinader emphasized that the number of people who have been vaccinated must be doubled. staff of the General Directorate of Security of Transit and Land Transport (Digesett) and agents of the National Police for the necessary controls, taking into account that the country receives more than 11 million visitors “who also travel in the roads“.
