Discussions and educational approaches from Detran kick off the National Traffic Week in Belém
The program runs until the 25th with actions focused on road safety
The reduction of accidents resulting in deaths and serious injuries on the roads is the biggest challenge for regulatory agencies. To discuss strategies that help reduce these rates in Pará, the National Traffic Week was opened this Thursday (18) in Belém. The initiative from the State Department of Traffic (Detran) brings together all members of the National Traffic System at the headquarters of the Institute of Social Security and Protection Management of the State of Pará (Igepps).
There will be two days of discussions involving federal, state, and municipal traffic agencies. During the opening, short and medium-term actions for the implementation of the National Plan for the Reduction of Deaths and Injuries in Traffic (Pnatrans) were discussed.
One of the partners in road safety actions in Pará, the Federal Highway Police (PRF), explained the guidelines of the Plan. “We have intensified inspections on federal highways in integrated plans with the agencies of the National Traffic System, precisely to use these systems with systematic operations to reduce deaths,” said federal highway police officer Nilson Mendes.
In the last six years, Detran has been investing in technology and increasing the presence of inspection and education agents on the highways under the agency's jurisdiction. In addition to video monitoring and the expansion of speed controllers on the PAs, the agency has signaled more than 60 highways and municipalities and increased inspection operations and educational campaigns in the most dangerous areas.
The general director of Detran, Alexandre Buchacra, warned that reducing traffic violence needs to be a commitment from everyone. “The National Traffic Week is a moment of great importance for all of us. It is necessary to intensify actions to make traffic safer and more humane and to care for life, which is the theme of our program. More than a campaign, it is an opportunity to strengthen traffic education, promoting awareness and respect among all road users. When we unite efforts for the sake of life, we take an essential step towards building a more humane, safe, and sustainable traffic,” he emphasized.
Educational Blitz
The opening of the SNT was marked by educational approaches at the intersection of Alcindo Cacela and Gentil Bittencourt avenues. The action was aimed at pedestrians, who are the most vulnerable. Detran's education agents guided safe crossing at the crosswalk and spoke with passing drivers about the importance of daily precautions, such as wearing helmets and seat belts by all vehicle occupants, not consuming alcohol while driving, not using cell phones while driving, respecting speed limits, and avoiding illegal overtaking.
During the approaches, the agents handed out the "lixocar," reinforcing the guidance on the care that every driver should have for environmental sustainability in traffic, avoiding littering on public roads.
Neucilene Ramos uses her motorcycle daily for commuting, but she acknowledges that this segment contributes the most to insecurity on the roads. “There are many accidents, the delivery riders are very reckless, they run red lights, don’t wait for them to turn green, they almost run over people. Campaigns like these are essential because unfortunately, there is still a lot of education missing on the streets,” she assesses.
After being approached by Detran agents, Samuel Filho added that motorcyclists need to respect traffic laws more and that drivers need to care about the lives of those who use public roads. “People are always in a hurry, motorcyclists ride against traffic, we need to pay attention for ourselves and for them, there still needs to be a lot of awareness and campaigns like this,” he considers.
The Detran program during the National Traffic Week continues until the 25th, with educational actions on roads, schools, companies, and institutions.
