Valencia Region in Third Place for Road Deaths The New Year extended weekend has not passed without tragedy, and the roads have sadly played their part in changing some people’s lives, and not for the better. On Sunday, one person, a 71-year-old woman, was killed and another five were injured, three left trapped in their vehicles following a head one collision on the N-332 coastal road near to … Read More
Summer Fatalities Increased by Fifteen Percent During the summer months of July and August, 259 people lost their lives on the roads of Spain, 34 more deaths than in the same period last year, representing an increase of 15%. In July, 2018, there were 127 deaths due to traffic incidents on interurban roads, which showed an increase of 6 deaths compared to July last year. In … Read More
Traffic Collisions Claim the Lives of 1,200 People Last Year The number of people seriously injured reduced by 336 people Distractions, inappropriate speed, tiredness or lack of sleep, and alcohol and drugs are the main contributing factors in fatal or serious incidents The number of deaths in cars or vans of people not wearing a seat belt increased by 26, with 175 people losing their lives in 2017, compared to … Read More
Easter Brings 29 Road Deaths During the Easter weekend´s special traffic operation, 29 people lost their lives in as many incidents on the main road network of Spain. Although this figure represents a decrease of 12 deaths compared to last year, it is still 29 too many people who have lost their lives. The Director General of the DGT, Gregorio Serrano, expressed his “gratitude” to … Read More
Ten Deaths on the Roads This Summer Weekend Ten people have lost their lives on Spain´s roads during the weekend, one of the busiest on the holiday calendars when many domestic tourists return home. Of the incidents which occurred on the main road network, five of them involved motorcyclists or mopeds. On Friday there were no fatalities recorded, but on Saturday five people were killed in as many incidents, … Read More
Road Death Reductions Slowing Down A total of 26,000 people were killed in traffic related incidents on European roads in 2015, according to the latest statistics published by the European Commission, 5,500 fewer than in 2010, but “the situation has not improved” compared to 2014. In addition to those who lost their lives on the roads, the EC estimates that 135,000 people were seriously injured … Read More
Road Fatality Statistics Decrease Slightly Statistics revealed this week show that 83 people have lost their lives on the roads of the Valencia region so far this year. The data represents the first ten-months of the year, and shows a 12% decrease on the same period of 2014. Last year, 94 people were killed in the same period. The information was released as part of … Read More
Every Twenty Five Seconds a Person Dies The average person reads at two hundred words per minute. Around the world, a person dies on the roads every twenty five seconds. If we divide two hundred by sixty and then multiply our answer by twenty five, we reach a total of eighty three words in twenty five seconds. This paragraph has eighty three words in total. That stark … Read More