ARTICLE IN INTERTRAFFIC: ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT KSI: THE PICTURE IN SPAIN

Intertraffic released a new article on the figures of road traffic accidents in Spain in an attempt to uncover some of the reasons behind this potentially worrying trend.

Dr Elena de la Peña, Deputy Director for Technical Affairs at the Spanish Roads Association (Asociación Española de la Carreteras) and Vice-President and Chair of Technical Committee 1 (Smart Mobility) of the Smart Transportation Alliance (STA) highlighted that when it comes to road user safety, resting on their laurels is not an option. As cars become ever more safe the roads they drive upon must be at least equally as safe. As Dr de la Peña described in her interview, a raft of new policies and measures, suggest that Spain’s proactive approach is geared up to reverse the albeit slight upward trend of European numbers of people killed or seriously injured (KSI).

Read the article here.