Prof. Dr. Aksoy attended the evaluation meeting

Selçuk University Rector Prof. Dr. Metin Aksoy attended the opening ceremony of the 4th Traffic Unit Chiefs Regional Evaluation Meeting organized by the Directorate General of Security Traffic Department in Konya.

The fourth Regional Evaluation Meeting of Traffic Unit Chiefs, which was held in order to evaluate in detail all activities carried out for traffic safety within the framework of the Road Traffic Safety Strategy Document and Road Traffic Safety Action Plan, was held at Konya Police House. Stating that within the framework of the 2021 - 2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan, the human element is at the center of the planned activities and that priority is given to the activities aimed at making the right choices in traffic, Konya Provincial Police Chief Engin Dinç said, "We aim to make Konya, the city of peace and trust, safer for our citizens in line with the principle of safe traffic. We aim to minimize the loss of life in traffic with the investments made by our state." 

"WE ARE CARRYING OUT IMPORTANT WORKS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS"

Stating that the rate of injury accidents has decreased by approximately 65 percent and the rate of fatal accidents has decreased by 93 percent, Konya Metropolitan Municipality Head of Transportation Department Dr. Hasan Görgülü said, "We are doing important work to prevent accidents. There has been a serious increase in traffic after the pandemic period. We process the accidents that occur in Konya on the accident analysis platform, then we focus on these intersection points and areas where accidents are concentrated. Serious arrangements are being made in the city by carrying out studies on these areas." 

"IT IS RECOGNIZED AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM"

Reminding that deaths caused by traffic accidents are recognized as a public health problem in the world, Mehmet Yavuz, Head of Traffic at the General Directorate of Security, said: "This problem is a global issue that causes an average of 1 million 350 thousand people to die every year and around 78 million people to be permanently disabled and lose their limbs. The population between the ages of 5 and 29 ranks first among the causes of death in the world. In our country, as of 2021, we can say that the loss of life between the ages of 25 and 45 is very high."

"IT IS IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP A MULTI-SECTORAL UNDERSTANDING"

Vahdettin Özkan, Governor of Konya, said: "It is important to analyze the causes of accidents in locations where there are many accidents and to carry out operations accordingly. It is valuable that a multi-sectoral understanding, not a single-sectoral one, is developed and known by the whole society in terms of securing the human right to life and ensuring this security." 

Selçuk University Rector Prof. Dr. Metin Aksoy, Konya Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Major General Şakir Uslu, representatives of public institutions and organizations also attended the meeting, which continued with presentations.