Residents of Kozaračka Street in Podgorica warned and appealed in vain because what they feared happened again yesterday - a 20-year-old driver, due to inappropriate speed, broke through a fence and ended up in the yard of one of the locals.
Fortunately, say the residents of Kozarački, no one was injured.
Although he had previously warned that Kozaračka Street had become a racetrack after its reconstruction, Predrag Martinović told "Vijesti" yesterday that for the second time in several months he has suffered stress and material damage due to negligent drivers.
"For the second time in just a few months, due to a rather dangerous bend nearby, another reckless driver 'crashed', 'blow up' a 20-year-old linden tree, hit a reinforced concrete fence and ended up in the yard of our house. There used to be 'speed bumps' here. When we saw after the reconstruction that they would not install them, we appealed to the Capital, but they turned a deaf ear. The appeal was repeated after the previous horrific case, with the story that they would consider it professionally. At one point, at the end of October, an order was even issued for 'Roads' to be installed, and again nothing," said Martinović.
He also claims that he was told by the Capital City's Traffic Secretariat that they had issued a decision to "Putevi" to install speed bumps - "speed bumps" in that part of the capital, but that this has not yet been implemented.
According to information from the Police Directorate (PD), a traffic accident occurred yesterday shortly after midnight on Kozaračka Street, causing material damage, but no injuries.
From Podgorica's "Putevi", which he manages Rados Zecevic, did not answer the editorial team's questions about why a "speed bump" was not placed on that street, nor whether it was planned.
Martinović told "Vijesti" that this is "another extremely stressful situation for the family and neighbors."
"Another sleepless night is behind us and once again enormous material damage has been caused, just because it is easier for someone to do nothing and not respond to the needs of the citizens for whom they have these jobs. Today, they are just as responsible for us here as the driver. We are extremely disappointed and revolted by the ignorance and irresponsibility, even though they were informed the whole time," he said.
"Vijesti" has previously written on several occasions that reckless drivers on Kozaračka Street are critical, especially during the evening and early morning hours.
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The Capital City told the editorial staff last year that "speed bumps" were not foreseen in the project documentation after the reconstruction of that street. They also stated at the time that Kozaračka Street was "not among the priority locations for installing speed bumps."
"The Secretariat for Traffic, considering the current Decision on Traffic Regulation in the Territory of the Capital, which clearly states the method of installing speed bumps, has determined that there are no schools, kindergartens or health institutions in the immediate vicinity (on the aforementioned street), which, among other things, determines the priority locations for installing speed bumps," the Capital City said.
The Capital City's Traffic Secretariat previously confirmed that the installation of new speed bumps was not foreseen in the project documentation for the reconstruction of Kozaračka Street.
"If our expert team, after addressing them, determines that there are conditions for the installation of these technical devices, after issuing a decision to the 'Putevi' company, the speed bumps can be installed at the location and under the technical conditions determined by this Secretariat," the Secretariat said earlier.
The reconstruction of Kozaračka Street began in December 2024, and the works on one of the busiest roads in the city were completed last June 11. The value of the works was around 940.000 euros.
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