We disagreed with the two proposals of the Ministry of Security to scrap cars/ 80% of the cities’ passenger fleet is at the age of wear and tear.

According to the online economy report, quoted by Isna, Sardar Seyed Kamal Hadianfar, on the sidelines of the police winter training exercise that was held at Amin University of Police Sciences, said in the presence of reporters: Today, the winter training exercise of the police and other service and relief devices was held on the country’s roads. became. The people who attended this ceremony are the representatives of more than 78 thousand people who participate in the implementation of this plan.

He also asked all people to avoid unnecessary trips during the winter and if necessary, start their journey by knowing the weather and traffic conditions of the roads.

Emphasizing on the necessity of carrying wheel chains, especially on snowy and mountainous roads, Hadianfar said: Citizens must use a safe vehicle for traveling and carry enough fuel, enough food, and warm clothes during the trip. to be

The head of the Faraja traffic police informed about the notification for the blocking of unsafe roads during winter and said: We have notified that the traffic police chiefs on any road that they feel there is a threat, such as heavy rain, the possibility of falling, etc., are not blocked. They have taken action and will not allow these cars to travel until the danger is completely removed.

5,200 accident-prone points in cities and roads / responsibility of 32 devices in reducing traffic accidents

Hadianfar stated that 82% of traffic accidents occurred due to speeding, unauthorized overtaking, and lack of attention to the front, and said: Meanwhile, the use of seat belts has had a great impact on reducing the number of fatalities. Therefore, we emphasize that the use of safety belts is mandatory for all passengers of cars and public transport fleets on the roads.

In response to a question about the number of accident-prone spots, the head of the Faraja Traffic Police said: In total, we have 2,000 spots in cities and about 3,200 spots causing accidents on the roads, and the problem of some of these spots has been resolved. Therefore, serious efforts should be made and the necessary funds should be provided to reduce the number of accident-prone areas.

Referring to the responsibility of 32 devices in reducing traffic accidents, Hadianfar said: We have complaints about some of these devices. There are only eight organizations that really strive in this regard, and it is necessary for other organizations to come to work as well.

9% increase in fatal and injured accidents this year

Stating that we had a 35% increase in traffic in eight months of this year, Hadianfar said: Variables such as population growth, increase in people with new licenses, number of vehicles, etc. are effective in this increase in traffic.

Stating that, unfortunately, fatal and injured accidents have increased by 9% during this period, he said: We must do our best to reduce the total number of accidents, especially fatal and injured accidents, with the help of other devices. Of course, we have predicted a 50% reduction in traffic accident victims during the 7th Development Plan, and a proposal has also been presented, and we believe that such an action can be carried out with the participation of all agencies.

Hadianfar also criticized car manufacturers’ inattention to safety and said: “Unfortunately, car manufacturers have not yet taken a good step in the field of car safety and quality.”

80% of the passenger fleet of the cities is at the age of wear and tear

In response to a question about air pollution, Hadianfar also said: The problem of air pollution is a fundamental issue. 80% of our passenger fleet in cities is at the age of wear and tear and its renovation has not happened. Today, out of 12 million motorcycles in our country, more than 10.5 million are carbureted and polluting. In terms of passenger cars, we are not in a good situation and the ratio of passenger cars to passengers is 1.5, which means that there are only 1.5 people in each moving car, which somehow shows that most of our cars are single-passenger. While this is not the case anywhere in the world.

Rahor Faraja police chief pointed to Article 8 of the Clean Air Law and said: In this law, tasks have been assigned to the government. Renovation of the public transport fleet, low-cost facilities, scrapping of worn-out cars, etc. are among these things that unfortunately have not been paid attention to.

In the country, we do not have the age of car wear and tear

Hadianfar stated that unfortunately we don’t have a retirement age in our country and said: Once someone went and raised a protest about the retirement age, and then they said that we don’t have a retirement age, so we don’t have any plans for abortion. Today, a car that has traveled in the city for 50 years with a technical inspection certificate can continue to drive in the city for another 50 years. is it correct.

The opposition of the police to the two proposals of the Ministry of Security regarding car scrapping/car scrapping should be taken seriously

Police chief Rahor Faraja also mentioned two suggestions of the Ministry of Security regarding the scrapping of cars and said: One of the proposals of the Ministry of Security is to comply with 1.5% for scrapping cars, that is, for 1.5% of the price of an imported car, it is possible to number it. Prepare and implement the plan that we opposed, for example, if the price of a car is 300 million, he wants to import a car for 3 million tomans. This is not possible. There was also a proposal regarding formal certificates, which we also opposed. Car scrapping should be taken seriously and until car scrapping is not on the agenda of the government and parliament, we will witness heavy traffic and air pollution every day.

He added: the capacity of Tehran’s roads is sufficient for the traffic of 1.8 million vehicles, while the number of vehicles, including cars and motorcycles, is more than five million. These are the things that should be considered. On the other hand, we don’t have scrapping of used cars, and with the importation of cars, which is expected to add two million cars to the transportation cycle, under these conditions, it is clear that the traffic cycle will remain the same, and we will see an increase in traffic and air pollution. .

It is not right to change the standards of imported cars under the pretext of embargo

In response to a question about waiving the Euro 6 standard for some imported cars, Hadianfar said: We also opposed this issue. It is not right that we change the standards under the excuse of boycott. Of course, the Ministry of Petroleum is also trying to produce Euro6 fuel, but in any case, we should pay attention to these matters and we are against unprofessional decisions.

Rahor Faraja police chief emphasized that we should pay attention to the problem of traffic and air pollution and said: I ask the government and the parliament to go and get the statistics from this emergency room that every year several people go to them because of air pollution and even die. lose These are the things that need to be seriously reformed.