The number of deaths in Road accidents increased this summer in Navarra by two peoplefrom 5 deaths in July, August and September 2023 to 7 in 2024.
Inside the Basque Countrythe number of people killed in road accidents fell for the second year in a row with a reduction of three deaths in summer, from 12 in 2023 to 9 in 2024. decrease which is added to that of 2023when deaths during the summer period fell from 15 to 12 people.
The president of the Real Automobile Club Vasco Navarro, Pedro Martinez de Artolaand the director of this automobile club, Eduardo Martínez, published these data during the presentation of the “Summer 2024 Report” that this entity carries out every year.
As the RACVN details in a note, the decrease recorded in the Basque Autonomous Community was driven by Gipuzkoa with a decrease from 10 to 4 deaths, given that in Biscay there was a rebound (1 death in 2023 and 3 in 2024) which also took place in Alava (from 1 to 2).
From the data collected, the RACVN established “a typical profile of people who died in a road accident in summer” which corresponds to that of a man. middle aged driver of a car leaving the road or colliding with another vehicle during the day, mainly due to a human cause such as a distraction and sometimes to “other factors” such as speedingfatigue or alcohol or drug use.
He Royal Automobile Club Vasco Navarro However, he confirmed the existence of a second profile that is repeated “especially in Gipuzkoa”, corresponding to that of a motorcyclist who died following an accident. a frontal or frontolateral collision and this occurs in 6 of the 9 deaths recorded this summer in Euskadi.
The automobile club’s summer campaign, which aims to “contribute to the reduction of road accidents”, focused this year on the need to respect road signs as a player in mobility “to guarantee road safety » ; as citizens “respecting them”, and as institutions “ensure its proper maintenance”.
This year, the RACVN summer initiative was developed under the motto “Whoever you are, however you move… Always obey road signs and markings..
As part of this campaign, the automobile club also published a short guide with 21 tips to travel safely, thanks to its website.
