part of A-7 passing through Elche and Crevillent ranks among the ten in the country. highest death toll in traffic accidents common to the whole country during the last ten years on summer trips and the other three holiday seasons. This is reflected in the “Go and return” report. X-ray of traffic accidents Vacation trips in Spain (2012-2021)”, a study by Direct Line Foundation With data from the General Directorate of Traffic and more than 1,700 surveys.
The three most critical yawns Tarragona (18 dead), Burgos (7) and Girona (7)The province of Alicante, on the other hand, ranks fourth with four fatalities on the 517- to 530-kilometer section of the A-7, with seven fatalities and eleven injuries.
The Línea Directa Foundation warns summer is the hardest time of year to drive Deaths in traffic accidents that occur during holiday trips due to traffic density increased by 22% between 2012-2021, when there were five deaths a day, 20.5% higher rate according to non-holiday periods.
Traffic jam
In the report, long-distance journeys, which are of critical importance especially in terms of road safety due to the traffic density, are explained as described in the presentation of the Foundation General Manager. Direct line, March Garre. For this, the summer holidays, Easter, Constitution Bridge and Christmas were analyzed, and firstly the reason for the report’s publication was examined as it was the most complex period due to the “destructive” numbers it gave.
“We want to make sure that all drivers realize that there is a time when they need to be particularly careful,” Garre said, noting for trips during the summer, when the daily death rate is 20.5 percent higher than during the non-holiday period.
As stated in the report, over the past decade 165,000 victim accident on long summer trips, 3,300 deaths and 234,000 people were injured.
Next to you death rate places a day as the worst time, with 5.24 peoplefollowed by the Constitutional Public Holiday (4.92), Christmas (4.6) and Easter Week (4.35), which are linked to the non-holiday period.
The type accident in the summer season is an off-road accident on a conventional road when the driver, mostly a young man under 29, is already close to the destination. Frontal collisions, rollovers, collisions with obstacles and nighttime accidents also increase in this period.
reasons
The most common risks in holiday trips in the summer, burnoutIt usually means an increase in speed and worse control of the vehicle or heat, which can be equivalent to a 0.29 degree/litre breathalyzer, increasing the risk of an accident by 15% to 25% while driving at temperatures above 30ºC. , as detailed in the report.
HE increased distractibility, Garre cautioned that there is another risk factor growing 10%, such as load placement, which can increase the risk of injury if “excessive or defective.”
by autonomous communities, more critical episodes has Catalonia, Andalusia, the Valencian Community and Castilla y León, on the opposite side are Extremadura, Navarra and Murcia. There are an average of seven critical divisions per autonomous community.
Garre regretted the surveys to find out. driver habits they made it clear that there is still “a lot to be developed” on these journeys because, among other things, 61% of them do not follow other recommendations and tries to “conquer fatigue” until the end of his “especially dangerous” journey.
In addition, 56% state that they did not plan the route correctly, 54% stated that they exceeded the speed limits on holiday trips, 23% stated that they consumed alcohol on these trips and 82% did not know how to correctly place the load in the car. vehicle.
Drivers’ concerns during this summer’s trips include imprudence, distraction, time, roads and schedules.