Photo: Facebook/Goran VesićRegardless of the already existing signs and the new ones that will be more noticeable, the majority of drivers who drive in the wrong direction "do it on purpose because they participate in some challenge games", assesses Minister Goran Vesić
Due to increasingly frequent cases of driving in the opposite direction and after several traffic accidents, installation of additional traffic signs at highway entrances began.
"We made the decision to put up another sign so that drivers are additionally warned that they are driving in the wrong direction, even though there are already clear signs posted everywhere in accordance with the law," said the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesić for TV Prva.
These signs, it is explained, differ from the standard ones in that they are larger and on them, along with the one-way sign, there is also a clear message to drive in the opposite direction: "STOP. WRONG DIRECTION".
Why do drivers enter in the opposite direction?
Regardless of the already existing signs and the new ones that will be more noticeable, the majority of drivers who drive in the wrong direction "do it on purpose because they are participating in some challenge games", the minister assesses.
Therefore, if the driver deliberately turns in the wrong direction, "he should be charged with premeditated murder or causing serious bodily injury", while there are also cases when drivers enter the opposite direction due to bad signaling, the Director of the Committee told the "Vremena" portal. for traffic safety Damir Okanović.
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This is confirmed by the data of the Ministry of the Interior, which says that since the beginning of September, eight people have died in traffic accidents in Serbia, of which three accidents were caused by car drivers who crossed into the lane intended for the movement of vehicles from the opposite direction.
"To make matters worse, many drivers don't wear seat belts, especially on highways, and the Miloš Veliki highway crash caused by a Punt driver swerving into the opposite lane is the latest example of why we should always wear seat belts." , emphasized Okanović. If the woman from the Hyundai who was going to meet Punt had not been tied up, "she would not have survived, nor would the passenger from the other car," he said.
A more permanent solution
However, additional traffic signs will only be a temporary solution. Vesić also announced that a new project is planned, according to which all highways will be covered by cameras, since cameras currently exist only on some of them.
The new system will work so that drivers will receive a warning on the displays that someone is driving in the opposite direction on the highway, explains Vesić and adds that drivers could thus receive information about possible accidents in advance.
"It is a process that will last for years because we need to do the projects, get the equipment through tenders, do the software solutions... in any case it will happen and I have already issued an order to prepare the projects," said Vesić.
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Eight people have died on Serbian roads since the beginning of September. As many as three accidents occurred due to driving in the opposite direction. Director of the Committee for Traffic Safety Damir Okanović says that such accidents happen due to bad signaling or intentionally, which can be suicide, driving under the influence of psychoactive substances, challenges on social networks, desire to prove
