2023-08-24 18:45:48
Mao House, from the ‘Civil’ Foundation, used the ’empty chair’ during the ordinary session of the Riobamba Municipal Council to expose the problems that traffic accidents generate in a city, and that according to the vice mayor, Maritza Díaz, only this There are 23 deaths each year, and according to Mao House’s analysis, these statistics generally do not include people who died in hospitals as a result of road accidents.
Mayor John Vinueza said that the accidents are not due to a lack of speed cameras, but rather to the lack of awareness of the people who drive, and it is necessary to launch a driver’s education campaign.
Ordinary session of the Municipal Council of Riobamba
As part of the topic of traffic accidents, House said that the use of technology (installation of cameras) would prevent corruption because “the culture of Ecuadorians is to ‘fix problems’ immediately and with money in hand.” ”.
Councilor Micaela Lema recalled that 15 years ago she lost her parents in an accident due to a mechanical failure. Likewise, the mayor Patricio Guaranga related to traffic control in the US and that technology could well be used to reduce road events.
The automotive fleet is growing, in the year 2022 41,000 vehicles were registered in the city of Riobamba, only in the month of July 5,000 vehicles were registered, said the director of Mobility of the Municipal GAD of Riobamba, Cristian Gavilánez, specifying that this reveals that they are meeting the goals set.
Driver education would have to start with children, strengthen young people and share with adults, because the responsibility belongs to everyone, Mao House assured, since accidents generate pain in people who lost the life of a family member in an event road in which there is loss of materials and valuable lives.
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