Georgia occupies one of the leading places in Europe in terms of road traffic mortality rates. To improve the situation, experts are demanding the adoption of stricter regulations.
The most common factors leading to accidents are:
• speeding;
• moving a vehicle from one lane to another without using turn signals, moving across a solid line or overtaking in a prohibited place;
• drunk driving;
• violation of safety rules by pedestrians;
• technical failure of a vehicle;
• bad road infrastructure.
A report by the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that 21 children died (aged 16 and under) in accidents last year.
Special car seats for children in the cabins of cars are not mandatory in Georgia. This, experts say, increases the percentage of infant mortality in car accidents.