Three Accidents in 45 Minutes Highlight Failings in Road Safety
A string of collisions that paralysed the network exposes systemic weaknesses—heavy traffic, speeding, night conditions and car‑motorcycle.
Key Points
- Three accidents occurred within 45 minutes, paralysing parts of the network.
- Factors cited: heavy traffic, inappropriate speeds, nighttime conditions, and car–motorcycle mix.
- Public awareness campaigns have had limited effect on improving safety.
- Calls for political will, better road infrastructure, signage and preventive response capacity.
Three accidents recorded within just 45 minutes on Saturday evening are a new sign that road safety in the country remains in a worrying impasse.
When successive incidents can paralyse the network in a matter of minutes, the problem goes beyond coincidence and calls for a serious review of the current mobility model. The combination of heavy traffic, inappropriate speeds, nighttime conditions and the often complex coexistence of cars and motorcycles shows the system is not sufficiently prepared to manage moments of maximum pressure.
Public awareness campaigns have been ongoing, but their effects have not been conclusive. Improving safety requires attention not only to driver behaviour, but also to the condition of the road network, signage and the capacity for preventive response.
Road safety demands political determination and control tools adapted to present realities. Each accident should be treated as an alarm for the whole country: doing nothing is tantamount to accepting as inevitable what, with planning and resources, can be avoided.
Original Sources
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