Kosovo marks the world day of remembrance for road traffic victims
Prishtina, 12-15 November 2015
The third Sunday of November marks the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. This day is marked to commemorate the millions of people who die in traffic accidents, but also to support the families of victims.
In Kosovo, this day was marked by a series of activities, by a protest calling for greater safety on the road, but also to remember the lives lost in traffic accidents.
The activities in question began on 12 November and ended on 15 November 2015.
Thursday, on 12 November- the activities organized to mark the World Day to commemorate the victims of road traffic were launched in KTV on the weekly show dedicated to the road safety.
Friday, 13 November – based on the fact that the demand for blood in our country is great, many citizens donated blood for the injured in traffic.
Saturday, 14th November – in order to raise the awareness of citizens for a sensible behaviour in traffic in the centre of Pristina, to different spots/ads on road safety were launched in the afternoon.
Sunday, November 15 – With the slogan “It’s time to remember – say NO to road crimes” many citizens marched from the Square “Zahir” to the Square “Skanderbei” in Pristina. Their aim was to convey awareness message to the citizens and to the institutions for more caution in traffic. The activities continued by marching with bicycles in the highway Pristine-Peje, which is the most frequented road in Kosovo. Whereas in the evening they lit 112 candles by the National Theatre in memory of the 112 people who died in traffic accidents during the period of January – November 2015.
All the above activities were civic initiatives supported by civil society and some domestic institutions, the Office of the President of Kosovo, MI, Kosovo Police, Municipality of Prishtina, College Tempulli, Kosovo Association of Motorists-AMRKS, Kosovo Forum of Road Safety, Blood Transfusion, the Fire Brigade and Cyclist’s Community.
Together we can do more to prevent the bad and to provide more road safety.