Road safety, Giovannini: “Zero victims is not unrealistic”

Safety, zero casualties on the roads. ” Last week I had the opportunity to read the draft ” of the new road safety plan and to ” make a series of observations because the theme is that of the zero objective which is not an impossible objective ”. ” We must consider it a realistic, possible goal to be fully committed to ”. This was stated by the Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, speaking on the Mims Facebook profile to discuss road safety. To reach the goal of zero casualties on the road ” there are different dimensions that we must attack ”. ” A first element concerns the technology for the car: we have a very old fleet and therefore we have to proceed with a replacement, not only for ecological reasons, but also for safety. There are still too many cars that are not equipped with the safety tools that the most recent cars, coaches, buses and heavy vehicles are equipped with ” says Giovannini. ” We need to work with the manufacturers but also to encourage this turnover through incentives, ” he adds. ” We know that the pandemic has led to forced savings in many families, especially those who have not lost their jobs, and therefore it could be the right time to accelerate the renewal of the car fleet also in terms of safety ” says the minister of Infrastructure. ” This government, for the first time, in consideration of the economic difficulties that many families have faced, has also provided incentives for the purchase of second-hand cars, as long as they are recent. It is a way to accelerate this double transition: ecological and for road safety ”, underlines Giovannini.