In this section you will find opinion pieces on road safety issues and current issues. The association is composed of people affected by road crashes, as well as professionals from different areas related to road safety and assistance to victims, which allows us to combine an objective and subjective view, helping us to create debate in society so that the road safety issue is alive.


Reflect on the subject, create opinion, debate is the way to change, to broaden concepts, to become aware.


We have managed to change the concept of “accident” as a fortuitous and inevitable event, by the concept of “crash” implicit in the idea of causality. If we know what causes the so-called “traffic accidents”, we can influence and work on them to avoid the pain that entails for so many families

P(A)T “GIFTS LIFE” DURING EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK

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 For the third consecutive year, the Association for the Prevention of Traffic Accidents (P(A)T) is launching the "LIFE IS THE GIFT" campaign across various locations in Spain, as part of the European Mobility Week. This initiative…

Statement denouncing the decision to eliminate the 30 km/h limit in school environments during nights, Sundays and holidays

speed kills Physics says it, the higher the speed, the greater the impact in the event of an accident and the injuries are more serious. Therefore, measures that help reduce speed save lives. Those people who obey the speed limits do not have…

PROPOSALS TO POLITICAL PARTIES ON MOBILITY AND ROAD SAFETY

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Barely a month ago we had municipal and regional elections in some CCAAs, and one of the things that has been seen is that mobility has gained prominence in the debates and that there is evident concern among the population on this issue. Despite…

CYCLIST ACCIDENTS

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On this first weekend of July, two cyclists have died on the roads of Aragon, one of them was the Mayor of Zuera, his name Luis Zubieta Lacámara, and his photo has appeared in all the newspapers. It is for this reason that perhaps this misfortune…

REFORM OF POINT RECOVERY COURSES

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The awareness courses for the recovery of points and the driving license are going to undergo a transformation. P(A)T has met with the Director of the DGT Pere Navarro and with the Minister of the Interior of the Generalitat de Catalunya,…

TRIBUTE ACT TO OLE THORSON

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The College of Civil Engineering has organized an event to honor the engineer and former president of the P(A)T Ole Thorson with the posthumous presentation of his book “Moving: walking with safety and sustainability”. Ole was remembered…

CLAIMS

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As we know, in our daily lives, we are exposed to a series of factors that can affect our health and unfortunately, in many Spanish cities, traffic accidents, air pollution and noise pollution represent a serious public health problem that threatens…

February 22 EUROPEAN DAY OF CRIME VICTIMS

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In the 33 years since the first European Day of Victims of Crime, we have seen much progress in improving care for trafficking victims, especially in Catalonia with the SIAVT and INVICTES services that depend on the Servei Català de Trànsit. However,…

PEACE IN MOBILITY

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According to the P(A)T ideology, the summer months should be those of annual rest, but in mobility it seems to be the opposite. Does the aggressiveness accumulated during the work year take to the streets and highways and join other factors…
@QuimFarrero

CHANGE.ORG Petition – Road Crash Victims Protected

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Montse, Vicente, Enrique, Ana, Ricard, Joan, Amelia, Kety, Eloísa and a long etcetera did not receive help after the traffic accident. In Europe, the application of the Directive on the Rights of Victims of Crime has been very disappointing…

MOTORCYCLES PARKED ON THE SIDEWALK

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Between March and May of this year, the entities of Catalunya Camina and Eixample Respira carried out a study on the parking of two-wheeled vehicles (motorbikes and mopeds). It must be taken into account, as specified in their report,…

BARCELONA 22 From the city of cars to the city of people

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The Platform for Air Quality, the Association for the Promotion of Public Transport, Ecologists in Action of Catalonia, Eixample Respira, the Bicycle Club of Catalonia, the Network for Climate Justice, Catalonia Walks and the Association for…