2024-06-13 00:52:50
The director of the National Road Safety Agency, Daniela Ortiz, submitted his resignation this Monday. However, he clarified that he will remain in charge of the area until he takes over as his replacement.
The news was known this Monday, when the National Road Safety Day is commemorated in Argentina. In this context, a meeting took place between representatives of the government agency and the Mothers of Pain Civil Association, which brings together relatives of victims of road accidents. Ortiz was not part of that meeting.
The departure of the official is linked to the series of movements that took place in the Executive Branch after the resignation of the Chief of Staff, Nicolas Posse, as published by Infobae. With the former coordinator of ministers out of the Executive, numerous areas reprofiled their management imprint, with the consequent change of names. That was the case of the ANSV.
12 deaths per day
The meeting between the ANSV and Madres del Dolor took place at the area’s facilities. Vivian Perrone, its owner, attended the meeting in which figures on the current problem were disseminated. Indeed, according to the information collected by the organization in Argentina, in 2023 12 people died per day in road accidents, according to the annual statistics prepared by the Road Statistics Directorate of the ANSV Road Observatory.
“To change this reality, the organization proposes, in the short and long term, and based on precise and reliable data, to implement public policies that generate fewer deaths and injuries. Road accidents in Argentina are a problem. This reality indicates that serious and adequate measures must be taken that are based on reliable and accurate data,” the national organization announced.
In turn, the ANSV highlighted the importance of the information provided by the provinces. “They are the key to implementing prevention, awareness, education and control strategies and actions, aimed at reducing road accidents and their consequences,” they indicated.
The official 2023 statistics (although they are still partial and preliminary) reflect that 4,369 people died in 3,642 road accidents throughout the national territory. From this total, it appears that the largest number of deaths were motorcyclists, with 4 out of 10 of the fatalities (40%). In regions such as the NOA and the NEA, the mortality of motorcyclists increases to 58% and 59% of the total victims, respectively.