A total of 384 road accidents involving pedestrians were recorded in Azerbaijan during the first 10 months of this year.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that the figures were provided by the Interior Ministry’s Main State Traffic Police Department.
The department said the accidents accounted for 41.1% of all road crashes nationwide:
“On Nov. 12 alone, three pedestrians died in crashes during hours of darkness in the Khazar, Garadagh and Agsu districts.
These incidents, expressed in numbers, are not merely tragedies for three people. They cause irreparable losses that affect not only the victims but also the lives and families of those held responsible.
Unfortunately, alongside irresponsible driving, pedestrians’ continued habit of crossing roads wherever they choose and disregard for even the most basic safety rules remain among the main causes of tragedies on our roads.”
The Main State Traffic Police Department appealed to all road users. It said roads are shared spaces and that anyone who believes they are exempt from the rules that apply to everyone is a potential victim of tragedy:
“The simplest yet vital responsibility of pedestrians is to cross roads carefully and only at designated crossings.
We must remember that a pedestrian who fails to follow this simple rule can change their own fate and that of other road users, whether deliberately or through carelessness.”
