L’AQUILA – In the presence of the Prefect of L’Aquila, Giancarlo Di Vincenzoof the Secretary General of the national ICA, Gerardo Capozza and the President of the Automobile Club L’AquilaMarfisa Luciania press conference was held at the Prefecture to present an information brochure drawn up, in collaboration with the Automobile Club of Italy, by the Road Accident Observatory, chaired by the Prefect.
The document intends to contribute to raising public awareness of the phenomenon of road accidents and the need for prevention of incorrect behavior when driving vehicles.
The press conference was attended by the Police Commissioner of the province of L’Aquila, Enrico De Simonethe Head of the Abruzzo-Molise Territorial Structure of ANAS, Antonio Marascoand members of the Observatory.
Prefect Giancarlo Di Vincenzo underlined: “the importance of supporting the constant and widespread control work of the police forces, to whom I extend my thanks, with responsible and aware behavior on the part of those who drive a vehicle . Failure to comply with the rules governing traffic on the roads is a threat to oneself and others, as well as constituting a social cost that impacts the community. This is why it is important to increasingly raise the level of attention on the part of those who are driving.”
For the General Secretary of the National ACI “it is necessary to acquire a ‘road culture’ as distraction is the main cause of accidents. This information booklet arises from the need to raise public awareness of the phenomenon of road accidents, which is also the result of our institutional skills in protecting road safety, accessibility, environmental protection and mobility in general. We need to make people understand the meaning of respect for the rules of the Highway Code to make people understand that safety on the road is good for everyone and everyone on the road must be respected: starting with the most vulnerable such as the disabled and pedestrians.”
The President of ACI L’Aquila added that “another important service, available from May, will be the one reserved for vulnerable users who will have an interpreter specialized in LIS – the sign language – at their disposal: an important and fundamental with regards to social inclusion, intended for deaf people, who, with the aid of video communication and the Evoluzione Lis call center, will be able to communicate with our offices without any obstacles. Another initiative will be the Safety Driving courses for over 1,000 students of the School of Inspectors and Superintendents of the Guardia di Finanza, in collaboration with ACI Ready2Go, to train them and raise their awareness on the main issues of road education and safety.”
