The RACC Automobile Club claims that the chances of dying in a car crash are “higher in
According to their study, 28 people are killed for every billion kilometres covered by drivers in
The study has analysed emergency systems in other countries, particularly in
In these countries so-called “intelligent” emergency systems, which were introduced in the 1970s, have cut the number of mortalities on the roads by 60 percent, the report says.
The study found that in 66 percent of cases, people died in the first few minutes after the crash.
It said that correct medical attention would reduce deaths by 11 percent and serious injuries which result in disabilities by 12 percent.
Meanwhile, in
Other statistics showed that in
In
The RACC said in many European countries there is a law which states the time that the emergency services have to reach the injured.
In
But in
The RACC said the question of stopping crashes on the roads has to be addressed by the government in order not just to reduce accidents but to “save human lives”.
The RACC wants an emergency service like the type which exists in
It also called for better coordination between different bodies dealing with road accidents.
[Copyright EFE with Expatica]
Subject: Spanish news