SPANISH municipalities have been honouring the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
The day, held on November 19, was started by RoadPeace in the UK in 1993.
In Spain this year, there have been 1,072 registered deaths on roads of which 21 occurred in the province of Almeria according to data from the Spain’s Directorate General of Traffic.
There have also been nearly a thousand injuries, 76 critical and 899 minor. Most minor accidents happen on secondary roads while most fatalities recorded on conventional highways.
In Europe, Spain has a rate of 36 road accident-related deaths per million inhabitants, however this below the EU average mortality rate of 52. Spain has one of the best levels of road safety records in the world.
Miji ya Uhispania imekuwa ikisherehekea Siku ya Ulimwengu ya Kukumbuka Waathirika wa Trafiki Barabarani. Siku hiyo ya kimataifa ya amani ya barabara ilianzishwa na shirika la Roadpeace nchini Uingereza mnamo mwaka 1993. Katika mwaka huu, kulikuwa na vifo vya watu 1,072 kwenye barabara, 21 kati ya hizo zilitokea katika mkoa wa Almeria, kulingana na takwimu kutoka kwa Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Trafiki wa Uhispania. Pia, karibu watu elfu moja wamejeruhiwa, 76 ni wagonjwa hatari na wengine 899 ni wadogo. Aksidenti nyingi ndogo hutokea kwenye barabara za sekondari wakati vifo vingi vimeorodheshwa kwenye barabara kuu za kawaida. Uhispania ina kiwango cha vifo vya 36 kwa kila milioni ya wakazi, lakini ni chini ya kiwango cha wastani cha vifo vya EU cha 52. Hispania ina moja ya viwango bora vya rekodi za usalama barabarani ulimwenguni.