In Chile, more than 30% of casualties are due to reckless speeds or vehicle control loss. During 2019, 89,983 transit accidents were registered in the country, with 1,617 deaths as a result. Currently, between January and September 2020, 372 lives have been lost in 5,314 road accidents due to speeding and vehicle control loss.

These numbers show a problem that remains unsolved, despite all the technological advanced we have nowadays. Although considerable improvements and efforts have been made, including government initiatives for the automation of speed control and reductions of urban speed limits, there is still much to do.

According to international studies, the chance of a pedestrian surviving a traffic accident increases considerably as the speed of the vehicle decreases. Pedestrians have a 90% chance of surviving being hit by a vehicle at 30 km/h, and a 20% chance of surviving being hit at 50 km/h. In our country, urban roads allow travelling at 60 km/h, which means pedestrians have a survival chance of less than 10%.

Based on this, it is necessary to ask why it is so difficult to raise awareness among drivers to reduce accidents. Are we focusing our resources and advances on finding solutions correctly? There is no doubt that technological advances have helped us to develop in many aspects of society, especially the technologies that allow us to perceive more than our senses are capable of, facilitating driving and improving safety.

At MIGTRA we use groundbreaking technology to control and reduce the risk of accidents, being able to reduce by 70% the risk of accidents from speeding. We work with a real commitment to saving lives and are active in implementing awareness and education campaigns and initiatives in our organizations.

Sources: https://www.conaset.cl/