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Tue, 07/06/2010 - 13:35
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260,000 Iranians died in road accidents in a decade: chief
TEHRAN, July 6 (MNA) -- Iranian Traffic Police Chief Eskandar Momeni stated on Monday that over 260,000 people have been killed and more than two million have been injured in road accidents in Iran over the past decade.
At a meeting with traffic regulation teachers in Tehran, he said that traffic and safety in transportation are among matters of concern for governments and peoples across the world.
But unfortunately, no comprehensive, concerted measures are being taken in Iran to address the problem of traffic safety and there are many accidents during the high seasons for traveling, he noted.
In Iran, roads and cars are currently not up to international safety standards, so in the short term, the driver is the only factor that can reduce the number of accidents and the death toll, Momeni opined.
He went on to say that vehicle safety, road and street safety, the expansion of public transportation systems, and the acceleration of rescue operations are some of the factors necessary for the improvement of traffic safety.
And the Education Ministry can play a pivotal role in helping to institutionalize a culture of safe driving among the youth, the traffic police chief added.
At a meeting with traffic regulation teachers in Tehran, he said that traffic and safety in transportation are among matters of concern for governments and peoples across the world.
But unfortunately, no comprehensive, concerted measures are being taken in Iran to address the problem of traffic safety and there are many accidents during the high seasons for traveling, he noted.
In Iran, roads and cars are currently not up to international safety standards, so in the short term, the driver is the only factor that can reduce the number of accidents and the death toll, Momeni opined.
He went on to say that vehicle safety, road and street safety, the expansion of public transportation systems, and the acceleration of rescue operations are some of the factors necessary for the improvement of traffic safety.
And the Education Ministry can play a pivotal role in helping to institutionalize a culture of safe driving among the youth, the traffic police chief added.
