Violência no trânsito & acidentes de motocicletas: a importância da fiscalização e educação na prevenção e redução da morbimortalidade de motociclistas

Abstract

As a bibliographical, documental research, this document puts the focus on accidents envolving motorcycles in the overall context of urban violence. The traffic accident, seen as violence, is not a hazardous fenomenon. A fatality which depends on the victim's good or bad luck. It is conceived as a predictable, avoidable social fenomenon if repressive (watching), socio-educative measures are taken. In this respect, a search for reduction and prevention of elevated indexes of morbimortality of motorcycle riders may not be parted from its socioeconomical conditions. The extraordinary growth of the motorcycle fleet and the rising of worker categories like mototaxis and motoboys, makes the number of accidents envolving motorcycles grow more and more. Most of these victims are of male sex, young and of low scooling level. In the case of Ceara, the situation is still more worrying, since in hinterland cities motorcycles already come up as a major means of transportation. Therefore, it is urgent that federal, state and muinicipal traffic authorities take care and develop educational actions aiming at reducing infractions such as the non utilization of the helmet. This is a simple preventive action of low cost which produces immediate, positive impact on the indexes of morbimortality of the traffic accidents.