In our country, an average of 18 traffic accidents occur every day, in which nine people are injured. In the period from 1999 to 2023, 1996 people were killed in traffic, and more than 56 suffered serious or minor injuries, said the Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs, Filip Radulović.
He said this at the educational forum "Youth and road traffic safety", held for students of mechanical engineering and construction and surveying schools.
Radulović, as stated in the announcement of the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs, noted that in the previous quarter of a century, Montenegro lost the population of one city in traffic accidents.
"For the sake of a clearer picture, the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Montenegro in the last 25 years represents a city the size of Plužine. The worrying fact is that of the total number of injured and fatal persons, as many as 30 percent are between the ages of 18 and 35. On average, annually 27 people between the ages of 18 and 35 lost their lives in Montenegro. These data show us that young people are a risky category of road users," said Radulović.
The Ministry added that, recognizing this problem in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, they will organize several educational forums for high school students, in order to have a preventive effect on young people and point them to risky behaviors in traffic, "recognizing the most common traffic errors and their consequences for the safety of all traffic participants, are key starting points in raising awareness among novice drivers."
"You as young people, future drivers, are at risk in the first place because of inexperience. Young and inexperienced drivers are still not able to predict risky situations, control the vehicle or quickly make key decisions. In addition to inexperience, the risk of a traffic accident increases "Insufficient knowledge of rules and regulations also affects. Young people underestimate the degree of risk, overestimate their abilities, like to attract attention with their behavior and test their capabilities, which, together with "powerful" vehicles, often ends up with fatal consequences," added Radulović.
The Ministry pointed out that by the end of this school year, several more forums will be organized in Podgorica secondary schools, while from the beginning of the next school year, they will also be organized in other cities of Montenegro.
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