On the roads in Serbia 49 motorcyclists died this year. The number of motorcycle riders decreases with the colder weather, but the risk of traffic accidents increases due to more congestion and worse weather conditions. The president of the Association for the Safety of Motorcyclists, Vladimir Jevtić, said that the key is in prevention, as well as that motorcycle drivers should, in addition to the mandatory helmet, buy other protective equipment in order to be safer in traffic. writes RTS.
He added that the motorcycle season lasts all the time, as well as that there is an increasing number of motorcyclists in traffic.
"The road is where life takes place." However, the statistics that say that since the beginning of the year, 49 drivers have died, that we have had a total of over 350 people die in all traffic accidents in Serbia, that we have 12.850 injured and 1.222 motorcycle drivers and passengers are quite worrying," said Jevtić.
He called everyone to action, since, as he said, traffic accidents take away what is most valuable - young lives.
Appeal to all motorcyclists - wear protective suits
Jevtić appealed to all motorcyclists to wear protective suits, and that in the motorcycle world there is no excuse not to wear them.
"When you fall off a motorcycle, the most common thing we see on riders is jeans or some shorts. You have to count on the fact that you will most often fall on your feet. "The very excuse that it's hot is something that is not acceptable in the motorcycle world," said Jevtić.
The law stipulates that motorcyclists must only have a homologated protective helmet, but, says Jevtić, drivers must be responsible for themselves and their families.
"The essence of a motorcycle, which is a beautiful thing, I repeat once again, you should not always base yourself on the dark side of motorcycles, is that you return home alive and well after every ride," Jevtić pointed out.
The problem is the cost of protective equipment
He said that after buying a good motorcycle, there is no excuse not to buy appropriate protective equipment, and that there should be no gap between the two purchases. However, he pointed to the problem of the price of protective equipment.
"For us, the taxes on protective equipment are incredibly high and for us the equipment is very expensive and, unfortunately, not available. This is expert advice to the Ministry of Finance. We are talking about a vulnerable category of road users, where these things simply have to be reduced to something that is accessible. Education in driving schools has not been updated for 15 years. It's not the driving schools' fault, it's the rulebook they work according to, and in 15 years, everything has changed drastically," said Jevtić.
He said that the key is in prevention and that a new generation of drivers must be created who will perceive traffic differently.
Source: RTS
