Even if the number of accidents registers a downward trend this year, the number of deaths is still very high: more than 1,050 people died from January to October 4 this year, Bogdan Despescu, MAY’s state secretary, said on Tuesday.

From the beginning of this year to October 4, 3143 serious road accidents were recorded, as a result of which 1051 people died, which is 105 less than in the same period last year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs official said.

TOP-3 causes of road accidents: speed, indiscipline of pedestrians and cyclists

Bohdan Despescu also told what are the main causes of accidents in which the most people died.

• “From the point of view of causes, the main cause of death is non-observance of the legal speed limit – 168 people have died since the beginning of the year.
• In the second place – the lack of discipline of pedestrians – 108 people died, in the third place – the lack of discipline of cyclists – 92 people died.
• Therefore, even if we have fewer accidents, we understand that it is a lot for Romania in the context in which we occupy a dishonorable place at the EU level, the first country in terms of the number of deaths compared to the population,” said Bohdan Despescu, State Secretary of the Ministry of Interior.

This was reported during the conference held on Tuesday in the Government by the Department of Sustainable Development and the EDIT Association on the topic of car safety education.

Almost 3,000 traffic accidents in the first 8 months: the main reason was the indiscipline of pedestrians, according to the police

New data released on Tuesday by the Home Office shows a change in the main causes of serious road traffic accidents and related deaths.

Thus, for the period from January 1 to September 13 of this year, the General Inspectorate of the Police of Romania (IGPR) recorded almost 3,000 serious traffic accidents, as a result of which 1,006 people died, 2,339 people were seriously injured, and 1,409 people were lightly injured.

This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Tuesday, October 3, during a survey of the UDR deputy about the situation with serious road accidents for 8 months of this year.

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According to the police, the main causes of serious road accidents recorded this year were:

• 1. indiscipline of pedestrians: 515 serious accidents in which 199 people died, 320 were seriously injured, 20 were lightly injured;
• 2. speed: 497 serious traffic accidents, resulting in 193 deaths, 416 serious injuries and 448 minor injuries;
• 3. indiscipline of bicycle drivers: 402 road accidents with serious damage, in which 88 people died, 319 people were seriously injured, 10 people received minor injuries;
• 4. failure to give preference to pedestrians: 248 road accidents with a severe degree of severity, as a result of which 46 people died, 205 people were seriously injured, 17 people received minor injuries;
• 5. failure to give priority in the passage of vehicles: 246 serious accidents resulting in 59 deaths, 212 serious injuries and 181 minor injuries.

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