In six years, 2,401 people lost their lives due to traffic incidents in the Mexico Cityreported the Secretary of Citizen Security (SSC) capital.
As part of the Gloss to the Sixth Government Reportthe capital’s secretariat reported that, from December 5, 2018 to July 31, 2024, 127 thousand 678 traffic incidents which they left 148 thousand 593 injured.
As a result of these incidents, the SSC determined the location of preventive devices such as the program Drive Without Alcohol, Road Safety Days, Photo Civics, Safe Crossings and the optimization of road corridors, operation areas and speed bumps, the agency reported.
Through the road device Saving Lives, 56,683 motorcycles were sent to vehicle depots, in the period from September 2023 to April 2024. Likewise, 86,670 violations against motorcyclists.
Among the main causes of violation were parking in a prohibited place, driving without a license plate, not wearing a helmet, not driving with the lights on, driving in a lane designated for cyclists, a confined lane or invading pedestrian crossings, the department detailed. SSC.
Additionally, as part of the scrapping, From December 5, 2018 to July 31, 2024, a total of 29,382 vehicles that were abandoned on public roads were removed.
“In a second phase of the program, when the vehicles in vehicle deposits are not reclaimed, they are compacted, which allows the release of spaces in the deposits and in that same period, 38,646 vehicles in a state of abandonment were compacted,” the agency detailed.
Furthermore, to free the roads from objects that obstruct their passage and guarantee mobility in municipalities, the Undersecretary of Traffic Controlor removed 38,941 kilograms of belongings from public roads between January 1, 2022 and April 30, 2024, the agency detailed.
The authorities of the SSC They considered that it is necessary to redouble efforts regarding a culture of prevention in road traffic.
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2024-09-30 16:02:26