The State Automobile Inspectorate urges all road users to be more attentive to elderly pedestrians.
The State Automobile Inspectorate urges all road users to be more attentive to elderly pedestrians. Due to age-related characteristics, they are not always able to adequately react to the traffic situation. They may sometimes not hear the sound of an approaching vehicle or assess the distance to it.
Very often, collisions with elderly people occur in courtyards. Being near their entrances, they feel a false sense of security. In turn, the congestion of courtyard areas with parked vehicles, as well as the elementary disregard for safety precautions by both pedestrians and drivers, are the main causes of traffic accidents in courtyard areas.
This is precisely why the task of relatives is to take care of the safety of elderly parents and relatives, remind them of the rules for safely crossing the roadway, and sew reflective elements onto their clothing.