The president of the National Association of Road Victims (AVR) calls on the government to continue improving the Grand Duchy's road and traffic safety. Currently, the implementation of new measures is taking too long, Raymond Schintgen says, standing near the Junglinster monument in memory of road victims on Saturday, a day prior to Sunday's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
"Because it's about people that have been personally affected, and that can't do anything with words such as 'prevention' and 'repression'. That's what it is about today," Schintgen says.
The N22 between Boevange and Bissen is one such road where serious traffic incidents are frequent. Due to the road being lined with trees, dangerous overtaking manoeuvres quickly turn deadly. The AVR demands that the trees are shifted away from the street by several metres.
The association hopes that the Minister of Transport, despite the pandemic's challenges, keeps road and traffic safety as a high priority on the agenda.
22 individuals lost their lives on Luxembourg's roads over the last year. This number is declining, but is still frustratingly high, Schintgen says. Over 200 people were seriously injured. The causes of accidents remain the same: high speed, dangerous driving, and alcohol.
