Lima | 5 September, 2009 [ 13:02 ]Peru: 11 out of 100,000 Limenians die on transit accidents
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Eleven out of 100,000 people living in East Lima die due to transit accidents, according to the
Report on the Situation of Health (ASIS) 2008, issued by Peru's Health Ministry.
The Office of Epidemiology says that the figures are based on the data registered on the Death Certificates submitted by Peru's National Registry of Identity and Civil Status (RENIEC) and, sadly, the rates increase each year.
During 2006, 201 people from East Lima died in transit accidents; 207 died in 2007, and 232 in 2008. East Lima comprehends the districts of Ate, Lurigancho-Chosica, Santa Anita, El Agustino, La Molina, Cieneguilla, San Juan de Lurigancho and Chaclacayo
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12 Comments# Terri says :
5 September, 2009 [ 14:11 ]
In Chicago, IL (USA) in 2008 there were 274 fatalities or 5 of 100,000.
# jb says :
5 September, 2009 [ 14:30 ]
Caos in the streets. No respect for driving rules. PoS cars still allowed to run due to bribery at the inspection stations. Police prefer to ask for coyma instead of enforcing the traffic laws. Shall I continue? Until there is a change in tort law, nothing will happen. People need to have their license revolked, their cars impounded and in some cases be thrown in jail.
# Franco says :
6 September, 2009 [ 07:55 ]
This is the type of cycle that is hard to break down in 3rd world countries. I mean most people think that all we need is law enforcing police officers and Peru can get better, but the fact is that most of these police officers are good people who just get paid badly. I mean they have to feed their kids, and they dont get paid well. So how do they feed them? They accept bribes. It's hard to accept that fact but it's true. The only true solution is that the Peruvian government pays the police department more. And that probably won't happen.
# MPJ says :
6 September, 2009 [ 08:42 ]
Have to love the situational ethics that Franco suggests. It's ok to be dishonest since you don't get paid enough. I suppose its ok for a nurse to steal a patient's medication so she can sell it and make some profit, since her pay is low. Really, we can justify anything in our minds, can't we?
Wrong is wrong. If they don't like the pay, get another type of job. If they are not satisfied with their pay, there are others out there that would be. Besides, if the police would work together to have a helpful attitude than people would respect them, and probably join them in the fight for higher wages. Nobody wants to help them because the average citizen doesn't see the value in what they do.
# Pat says :
6 September, 2009 [ 09:32 ]
A government solution is not always the answer. In America it has gotten out of hand with issuing tickets to raise money for the State.
Peruvians ought to learn to be repectful, if not, at least, patient while driving.
# Carlos Benavides says :
8 September, 2009 [ 06:22 ]
In usa & europe driving is just as bad if not worse.
Enough links on internet showing massive driving fatalities in both us & europe.
# mericorps says :
8 September, 2009 [ 09:53 ]
Carlos,
Do you have any idea what you are talking about?
Would you like to compare deaths per thousand cars, deaths per miles? No matter how you look at it, you are wrong, and dead wrong, Peruvians are dieing needlessly because of poor driving, bad road conditions, under-regulated buses and corrupt police in Peru.
If, and that is a big if, if you had any real love for Peru, you would be trying to change that, not just saying..oh yea...well they do to.
but clearly you are not loyal to Peru, clearly you do not care if Peruvians die needlessly, clearly you are doing nothing to help your country.
# Carlos Benavides says :
10 September, 2009 [ 11:31 ]
The fatal crash of a bus carrying French tourists near Soledad is the latest in a series of recent fatal bus accidents in northern California. The deaths have prompted calls for stronger regulation of the industry.
The U.S. Department of Transportation maintains detailed statistics on bus and large truck accidents through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. There are state-by-state numbers of fatal crashes and fatalities involving buses for the period 1994-2007. In 2007, 322 people died in 277 separate U.S. incidents. In California in 2007, 40 died in 36 incidents.
FMCSA also provides an interactive map which plots fatal bus accidents anywhere in the country (years 2003-2007). It has a zoom function that allows you to see exactly where the crash happened. Both the map and data are downloadable
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/i-tool_tips/2009/04/latest-bus-fatalities-add-to-s.html
# Carlos Benavides says :
10 September, 2009 [ 11:33 ]
And yes I know what I am talking about. I am Peruvian.
# mericorps says :
10 September, 2009 [ 13:12 ]
well, if you claim you know what you are talking about, why are you still avoiding the honest comparison of statistics?
The answer is obvious, it shows you do not care about the facts, just making a point.
That would make you a liar.
# Carlos Benavides says :
10 September, 2009 [ 19:53 ]
HAHAHA its you who does not know what you are talking about and its you who is the liar. Ive added links to prove us & europe are just as bad if not worse.
# mericorps says :
11 September, 2009 [ 08:56 ]
No, you did not, that is why you are foolish.
You just showed that there are bus crashes in those country, not that they fall anywhere near the scope of those in Peru.
You fail your country and embarass your ancestors.
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