Mexico faces the challenge of safer mobility

The 6th edition of Intertraffic Mexico 2022, to be held from November 8 to 10 at the Citibanamex Center in Mexico City, will analyze the scope of the new General Law on Mobility and Road Safety, as well as the country's emblematic infrastructure works.

The objective is to achieve the goals of the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety of the UN 2021-2030 and reduce the number of traffic fatalities.

Mexico City, October 26, 2022.- The country's municipalities and cities face the challenge of safer and more sustainable mobility, which will prevent traffic accidents and save lives through proper urban planning, strengthening mobility infrastructure, electro mobility and the adoption of intelligent transportation systems, warned experts during the presentation of the sixth edition of Intertraffic Mexico 2022, to be held from November 8 to 10 at the Citibanamex Center in Mexico City.

Arturo Cervantes, President of the National Alliance for Road Safety (ANASEVI), explained that Mexico ranks last among OECD countries in terms of mobility and road safety, with 30 years of lag. Every year in the country there are more than 17,000 deaths caused by road accidents, with a balance of more than 170,000 injured people, "it is a true pandemic due to the lack of safe mobility". He pointed out that the challenge is to reduce this figure by 50 percent in order to meet the objectives of the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 of the United Nations.

Nicolás Rosales, President of the Mexican Association of Transportation and Mobility (AMTM), explained that another major challenge is to reduce polluting gas emissions by 22 percent by 2030, as well as to guarantee access to sustainable and safe transportation systems that will reduce the number of traffic incidents.

From the city of Amsterdam, through a video message, Carlo van de Weijer, Director General of the Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute of the University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, said that "the future of mobility is full of all kinds of disruptive ideas, self-driving vehicles, electrification, drones, Hyperloop, the whole hype cycle can be full of new developments expected", so he welcomed the realization of events such as Intertraffic.

José Azcárate, President of ITS Mexico, said that at Intertraffic Mexico 2022, leading national and international companies, as well as public and private institutions, will share their knowledge, technology and solutions on smart and safe mobility.

Bernardo Baranda, Latam Director of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, spoke of the importance of planning cities to promote cycling, walking and public transport to make spaces more livable and safe.

Isabelle Niekrake, Counselor for Economic Affairs of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Mexico, highlighted that Intertraffic has a great tradition of five decades in her country and represents an important contribution to achieve safe and efficient mobility.