THE four motorcycle accidents resulting in death in Seville and its province between December 14 and 21, including three in the capital and one in Palomares del Río, constitute overall the worst series of accidents … motorcyclist deaths occurring “in the last 15 or 20 years” across the province. This was stated by the deputy prosecutor for road safety of Andalusia, Luis Carlos Rodríguez, who called for “extreme caution” when riding the handlebars and to refrain from riding a motorcycle in severe weather.
In statements to this newspaper, the deputy prosecutor in charge of Road Safety regretted the concatenation of fatal accidents of motorcycles accumulated in Seville and in its immediate area of influence.
In detail, last Sunday December 14, a 47-year-old man died after losing control of his motorcycle in the San Bernardo Bridge, while on Tuesday, December 16, Nacho Ansó, manager of the NH Plaza de Armas hotel, 53 years old; died in head-on collision with his motorcycle against a car on the Cristo de la Expiración bridge after passing out following a heart attack.
Furthermore, on Wednesday, December 17, a 59-year-old man died after crashing his motorcycle into a roundabout on the section of the A-8058 highway (Sevilla-Coria del Río) corresponding to Palomares; And already last Sunday, December 21, another motorcyclist died after losing control of his vehicle at the confluence of Eduardo Dato Avenue and San Francisco Javier Avenue, in Nervión. ANDIn short, four motorcyclists died in just eight days.
A “common pattern” in accidents
In this context, Luis Carlos Rodríguez said that with the exception of the case of the heart attack suffered in full traffic by the manager of the NH Plaza de Armas hotel, the three other fatal motorcycle accidents already mentioned are characterized by a “common pattern” in which circumstances such as bad weather or nighttime hours weighoccurring before dawn or after dusk.
In this context, he called for “extreme caution” when taking control of a motorcycle and, furthermore, to Do not use it in adverse weather conditions such as rain, fog or strong gusts of wind.because in terms of traffic, “the motorcyclist and motorcyclist constitute a vulnerable group”. “In bad weather it is best not to use the motorbike”, The deputy prosecutor for road safety of Andalusia insisted.
And as he clarified, A motorcycle’s point of contact with the road is reduced to just ten square centimeters of the tire tread.so that this reduced support of the vehicle on the ground can be “particularly dangerous” when aspects such as poor road conditions or bad weather are also present.
The Road Safety Prosecutor asks for caution when driving a motorcycle and the use of “appropriate equipment” such as a helmet and protective jacket.
“Above all, caution,” reiterates Luis Carlos Rodríguez, adding the need to use ““adequate equipment” when getting on a motorcycle, refer to the obligatory helmet and other elements such as jackets specially designed for motorcyclists with impact protection.
In any case, he assured that without going into the details of the statistics, in his opinion, this accumulation of four motorcyclists dead in Seville in just eight days would in principle constitute “the worst” series of fatal motorcycle accidents in “the last 15 or 20 years” in the province of Seville.
And finally, the deputy prosecutor in charge of road safety affirmed that faced with motorcyclists who travel “in a very careful and respectful manner, among motorcycle users, as in any human group”; There are also those who make a “abusive use” of the power and acceleration power of these vehicles with risky maneuvers and overtakingprojecting “a bad image and reputation” for motorcyclists as a whole.
It is for this reason that he called for a collective effort and a commitment to “re-educate” this type of motorcyclistin favor of common safety when traveling on the roads and streets, because as we know, on motorcycles, “the pilot is the chassis itself” of the vehicle.
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