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FROM
CUBA
52 dead in traffic accidents in Havana in
four months
HAVANA, Cuba - June 12 (Reinaldo Cosano
Alén, Lux Info Press / www.cubanet.org)
- In the first four months of the year,
52 died and 251 were hurt in 1,101 traffic
accidents in the city of Havana.
Many of the dead were cyclists who hitch
rides behind buses and motorcycle riders
who don't wear the helmets required by law.
The helmets, many complain, are sold only
at high prices in convertible currency.
Other factors cited for the proliferation
of accidents were the low level of education
in traffic procedures, the lack of respect
for traffic signals, excessive speed and
drunk driving. Havana residents also add
the poor state of the streets as a contributory
factor.
In the island as a whole, there were 34,000
deaths and 310,000 injuries as a result
of traffic accidents between 1976 and 2000.
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