The Brazilian Traffic Code (CTB) guarantees the priority of the pedestrians on the roads, considering them the most vulnerable in accidents. When a pedestrian crosses in pedestrian a priority It is his, even if the traffic light is green for the cars, according to the Article 70 of the CTB . THE priority remains until the conclusion of the crossing.
Two 18 -year -olds were run over in a pedestrian strip in one of the most important roads in São Caetano do Sul, in Greater São Paulo . The case occurred on Wednesday night (9).
Who were the young women who died run over in São Caetano do Sul (SP)
Brendo dos Santos Sampaio, a 26 -year -old law student, advanced at high speed, crossed a cross on Goiás Avenue and ran over Isabelli Helena de Lima Costa and Isabela Priel Regis. The driver of the vehicle that ran over the girls had been charged 12 times by speed .
The Justice of São Paulo converted to preventive the arrest of Brendo dos Santos.
Images show Isabelli and Isabela crossing the avenue in the pedestrian strip while the lighthouse was yellow for the vehicles. In seconds, the body of the young women is thrown at the strong impact of the vehicle. A few seconds later, the headlight turns red for drivers.
The Civil Police believe that Brendo was disputing a crack with another vehicle at the time of the accident. From the images, it is possible to note that he was at a speed far above the one allowed on the road.
Watch video of the accident
Can you pass yellow signs?
The images of the São Caetano do Sul City Hall Monitoring Camera (SP) show that the driver advanced during the passage of the young women and that the signal was yellow at this time.
CTB is exhaustive about the yellow signal. It is not an invitation to accelerate, but an alert that requires, as a rule, the vehicle stop before the lane.
The only exception provided for in the legislation, which should be prudently evaluated by the driver, is when this stop pursues a distinction of safety – such as the risk of a rear collision. Other than that, the order is to stop.
Article 44. It stresses that, as it approaches any cross, the driver must exercise extra prudence, driving the vehicle at a proper speed, which allows to stop safely to allow pedestrian and vehicles that have the right to preferably.
Pedestrians have the priority in tours , appropriate passages on urban roads and accusation on rural roads. In urban areas without tours or when its use is unfeasible, circulation on the track should be done with priority by edges, in a single line and in the opposite direction to vehicles, except in places prohibited by the signage or when safety is compromised.
Among duties of the pedestrians the Dnit highlights the importance of looking to both sides before crossing the road, waiting for the vehicle to pass or stop, cross in line straight in pedestrian Without running and, when descending from vehicles, wait for it to exit to cross the road safely, looking closely to the sides.
This content was originally published in run over in the pedestrian range: Understand what the law on the cases says on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
I’m James Harper, a highly experienced and accomplished news writer for World Stock Market. I have been writing in the Politics section of the website for over five years, providing readers with up-to-date and insightful information about current events in politics. My work is widely read and respected by many industry professionals as well as laymen.
