ALCOHOL CONTROL

Safety

As part of our work to prevent traffic accidents, last Monday, December 18, we collaborated with the Urban Police in an operation to control alcohol and other drugs in Barcelona. Our volunteers were in charge of informing and raising awareness...

29th FORUM BARCELONA ROAD SAFETY

The 29th edition of the Barcelona Road Safety Forum, co-organized by P(A)T, Barcelona City Council, the Servei Català de Trànsit and the RACC, dealt with the topic of the influence of alcohol and other drugs on reckless driving. At the...

WHAT DO TRAFFIC VICTIMS EXPECT FROM POLICE OFFICERS?

We have participated in the traffic course of the Public Security Institute of Catalonia (ISPC) where we were invited to present the association and explain to aspiring traffic police officers what victims expect from professionals in these delicate situations.

In the different sessions we had the opportunity to debate and reflect on the fundamental role of traffic officers both in accident prevention and in the post-accident. At this meeting, we highlighted the importance of truth, the feeling of justice...

P(A)T launches a guide of good practices for improving care for victims of road crashes in Justice Institutions

In commemoration of the World Day in Memory of Traffic Victims, the Association for the Prevention of Traffic Accidents (P(A)T), together with Dr. Francesc Torralba, professor at the Ramón Llull University, present a fundamental guide aimed at improve care for victims of road accidents in justice institutions. The experience of a traffic accident represents an abrupt and radical cut in the lives of those who experience it and their families. After the accident, a series of processes of various kinds begin, completely necessary, but which, unfortunately, are a source of suffering and, according to the experience of the association, secondary traumatization.

This guide, presented at the Association of Journalists of Catalonia, aims to protect victims and raise awareness among judicial operators about the importance of combining technique and rigor with a human approach. To achieve this, it is essential that professionals...