Causes of the traffic disaster in numbers

Ruba Abu Fadel wrote in Al -Diyar: The walk in Lebanon has turned into a risky adventure. There are many causes of road bleeding, starting with the random spread of motorcycles, through the poor infrastructure full of digging and the absence of lighting, signals, sidewalks and barriers, to the weak application of laws and control in order to allow violators to continue the reckless driving, and besides, huge trucks cause peak times with fatal congestion, and the excessive speed remains working Driving, in the absence or slowdown in the work of the speed radars. In addition to these factors, the absence of a regular mechanical inspection for years, which led to the remaining thousands of vehicles that are not valid without any safety examination, so that the roads remain an open square for daily risks. According to unofficial local studies, the total annual losses resulting from traffic accidents in Lebanon are estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars, which increases the burden on families and the health sector and represents an additional burden on the crisis economy Originally, according to the estimates of the World Bank, the economic losses due to traffic accidents in Lebanon are recorded about 2 % (540 million dollars) of the GDP of 27 billion dollars. The Yaza Traffic Safety Association announced that more than 40 people have died on the roads in Lebanon only during the past August, in addition to dozens of wounded, and warned that the continuation of this rate may lead to more than a thousand victims annually, what It is a national catastrophe. Naguib Shoufani, the former captain of the traffic experts in Lebanon and the place of several books and brochures to raise awareness about traffic safety, confirms that the beginning of the month of July witnessed the five -day hell. 207 dead. According to international rankings, Lebanon is “among the worst in the world”, in terms of traffic safety, according to the World Bank. Statistical schedules issued by the joint operations room in the Traffic, Vehicles and Vehicles Management Authority indicate that the most vulnerable to traffic accidents are in two categories, the first includes teenagers and youth (15-29 years) and the second of the youth and middle ages (30-44 years).