NewsWhore
05-03-2011, 04:20 PM
Most traffic accidents in the country involve motorcycles. The hospitals list dramatic accounts of deaths and injuries caused by reckless driving and the failure to use helmets. However, the question remains: "Who will bell the cat?" A total of 1,352,720 motorcycles are "registered", and compose the majority of the so-called "vehicular fleet" of the Dominican Republic. Their role in the ever-increasing number of traffic accidents is unquestionable.
Motorcycles make up 49.5% of all vehicles on the road and provide a means of transportation and livelihood for tens of thousands of people. As well as representing nearly half of all vehicles on the roads, the Hoy newspaper says that 60% of them are ten or more years old and this fact only adds to the accident totals. Four out of every ten motorcycles is in the National District.
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Motorcycles make up 49.5% of all vehicles on the road and provide a means of transportation and livelihood for tens of thousands of people. As well as representing nearly half of all vehicles on the roads, the Hoy newspaper says that 60% of them are ten or more years old and this fact only adds to the accident totals. Four out of every ten motorcycles is in the National District.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)