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60 People Dead, 123 Seriously Injured in 263 Car Accidents in Libya in One Week
27/07/2008 23:59:00
Tripoli-- According to the Libyan Ministry of Public Security, 263 traffic accidents have been reported last week all over the country.

These accidents have caused the death of 60 people and seriously injuring 143 others. The accidents occurred during the period between 19 and 26 July 2008.

The causes of accidents include high speed, recluse driving, using cell phones while driving and breaking traffic laws and regulations.

Car accidents in Libya are becoming a national problem that is affecting the lives of Libyans and leading to social, economic and psychological consequences among the great majority of the population.


Comment:
60 dead, 143 seriously injured (do not know how many of them crippled for life) in one week, sounds more like war time casualties, and definitely not the result of car accidents.

The figures sound even more disturbing and distressing when one considers the total population of Libya.

The government should deal with this issue very firmly in order to stop this unnecessary slaughter on the roads and the grief these bring to the survivors and family members of the deceased, apart from financial implications when breadwinners of families become victims.

The government could consider calling in traffic specialists from abroad to study the problem in depth and suggest effective remedies. It is definitely not a matter to be taken lightly.
Comment:
I think as Libyans we should unite to tackle this growing problem which is indeed affecting the lives of all Libyans, I visit Tripoli time and time and find it increasingly dangerous to drive there.
Comment:
These figures for a Country without Alcohol are completely unacceptable. Having driven and been driven in Libya for some years the answer lies in taking off the road mechanically unfit cars, through a strict system of yearly examinations, a stricter system of licencing drivers and checking on those who already have licences, plus Govt. publicity campaigns highlighting penalties for unfit cars and driving. Also I realised that a lot of the cars and drivers were not Libyan citizens. A system like ANPR (Automatic Number Plate recognition) as in the UK would eliminate a lot of this and additionally would be of interest to the National Security forces.



Comment:
senza autostrada sono 459 morti all'anno. Dopo che l'Italia avrà costruito 1758 km. di nuova autostrada, quanti morti conteremo??
Italiani, pensateci bene..!!
Comment:
Having lived in Libya and witnessed the state of roads and the cars that are driven there.

The responsibility for it lies with the ministry of transport, which fails time and time again to launch road safety campaign and fails to carry out necessary repairs for faulty traffic signals and unsafe roads.

How many more lives does it take before the men in charge realise that the next victim could be their own family.

Comment:
Horrific wonder if it could go in the guiness book of record,

I would suggest the heat and the soft tar with bold tires would be a disaster faulty brakes and speeding would be another factor
a mandatory police check points in the rush hour should do the trick if one could control rioting
inst it a riot of stupid suicide rs
 
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