{"id":207560,"date":"2023-12-04T07:40:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=207560"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:34:57","slug":"carnage-on-dominican-roads-is-serious-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2023\/12\/04\/carnage-on-dominican-roads-is-serious-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnage on Dominican roads is serious issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As a twelfth victim of the horrendous accident involving a loaded freight truck and a passenger bus in Quita Sue\u00f1o, Haina was discovered in the debris, a local newspaper notes that there have been over two dozen traffic \u201cincidents\u201d over the past five days in the Greater Santo Domingo area alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is well-known that the Dominican Republic ranks first in highway fatalities in the world, with 65 deaths per 100,000 population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technicians specializing in highway safety readily admit that 90% of all accidents are attributed to human error. In large part this can be seen as a result of Dominican prosperity that results in so many persons acquiring a motor vehicle with little or no training or knowledge of what is involved in its use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The common use of alcoholic beverages while driving a vehicle is obviously another major cause, as well as speeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts point out that the new traffic law (Law 63-17), which replaced Law 241, does not call for any driver education in terms of knowing the law and having a given number of hours learning how to drive under supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, people can take a written exam, and, if they pass, within 15 days they can take a practical test, not on the open roads, but on a simulator. In theory, this means a person can get into a car, and start driving without ever having been in a real vehicle previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a twelfth victim of the horrendous accident involving a loaded freight truck and a passenger bus in Quita Sue\u00f1o, Haina was discovered in the debris, a local newspaper notes that there have been over two dozen traffic \u201cincidents\u201d over the past five days in the Greater Santo Domingo area alone. It is well-known that … <\/p>\n

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