A French woman who survived a brutal collision that killed two drivers on the IC28 in Arcos de Valdevez on Saturday afternoon is in shock after the crash from which she left with minor injuries. The car he was traveling in was driven by António Silva, a 69-year-old expatriate born in Arcos de Valdevez but living in France. Antonio spent more than an hour and a half trying to be pulled out, but in the end he did not resist. In the other car was 65-year-old Jorge Pinto, who died immediately. The driver, who lived in Lesa do Balio, Porto, knew this road well as he had a house in the municipality of Minho.
Everyday reality shows that national road authorities are pursuing the wrong prevention strategy. They relied almost exclusively on the abundance of radar, as if it were a magic trick that would reduce the number of people killed and maimed on the roads. If it is unequivocally accepted that radars can be an important element of traffic prevention policies, the truth is that this is not enough. It is not enough unless there is investment in driver training or stricter monitoring of training. When strong information campaigns are not carried out. In this area, Portugal’s delay is a tragedy. It is not enough if there is no commitment to maintaining a network of main and secondary roads. It is not enough when some of the radars are placed outside the black spot network and are aimed only at institutionalizing the hunt for fines and enriching the public coffers in addition to some variable remuneration for managers and agents in the sector. This is not enough when there is opacity in statistics and costs of purchasing equipment. It’s not enough when we move to options like mid-speed cameras that others are already moving away from. When there is no debate and clarification, simply blackmailing with fait accompli is not enough.
OTHER CASES
Lagos
Three women and two men were injured this Sunday afternoon in an accident on the A22 highway (Via do Infante) in the Lagos area. All of them were hospitalized.
Oeiras
A motorcyclist died on Saturday evening in an accident on the A5 motorway near Carnachida, Oeiras, heading towards Cascais-Lisbon.
Alcácer do Sal
Two people were seriously injured in a crash on EM1071 in Alcácer do Sal on Sunday afternoon. They were taken to the Litoral Alentejuno hospital.
Author: Fatima Vilasa
Source: CM Jornal
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