The tragedy in Berceni – the portrait of a public danger. Expert: Drivers who kill at speed, permanently lose their permit. Tips for pedestrians
The case of the 20-year-old who entered the car in a mother and the child in the trolley shock public opinion. The hit woman had no chance. Terrorism and speed killed her. Experts say that impulses such as steering wheel are hard to master. “The kind of man who generates such accidents is very difficult to stop and only the law can. I have said it so many times, in such cases: without the right of regaining allowed. Think that if this man regains his permit over 5-10 years he will do this “draws the attention of Sorin Ene, national champion at Drift and defensively driving expert.
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What is known about the young man who has fatally hit the 35-year-old mother
In the images captured by the driver's board that caused the accident, it is observed how it exceeds on the second tape, without slowing near the pedestrian crossing. And he hits the mother and the two -year -old girl in the trolley. For the woman, the impact was fatal. The little girl has survived and is now at the hospital, with more wounds. The woman was waiting for a 10 -year -old boy on the woman.
The driver who caused the accident is only 20 years old and would have a car workshop, where it tunes cars. Online, he did not hesitate to boast at the speed he was driving, even 240 kilometers per hour. At the wheel of an older BMW model.
After the accident he told police that he had tried to avoid something suddenly in front of the car, but he was not able to brake on time.
“This kind of man is the haiduc in traffic. Their place is not behind the wheel”
Sorin Ene, who is a professional drift instructor and defensive driving expert, says he no longer wants to hear about such tragedies and has reached saturation.
“It had very high speed, it is very clear. I know this kind of man: it is the traffic in traffic. It's a stereotype. And for this kind of man he needs a law. Not for the young man now, I'm sorry about him, I am convinced that only in his place not to be. But for his kind of man. He never considered it to happen. Because he considered himself a master of himself, that he went with 240 km/h. Look it's just a matter of time! That doesn't understand these people, it's just a matter of time until you challenge a tragedy. ”
Drivers who cause such accidents should never be allowed, Sorin Ene stresses.
“Without the right to regain a permitted registration! Never in life. Their place is not behind the wheel! (..) The law in such situations must be law and create an example. We have infrastructure as much as possible, we have the passing of illuminated pedestrians. If you respect the speed limit, if you are careful, if you have not drank, if you are not drugged, you can not hit anyone. I have said it so many times, in such cases: without the right of regaining allowed. Think that if this man regains his permit over 5-10 years, he will do this. This is his style. “
At the moment, the law stipulates that after a fatal accident the permit can be lifted for no more than 180 days. The situation changes only in the case of drivers who were drunk or drugged when they caused the accident. They risk prison with execution. But they can recover their permit after the punishment, if 10 years have passed.
Sorin Ene, national champion at Drift and Defensive Driving Expert
Psychologist: We are the country in which, culturally speaking, the parent aims to buy a new car to the child at 18
Romania is the country in the European Union with the most deaths following traffic accidents. In 2024, 1478 people died on the roads, the data of the Ministry of Interior shows. Although the age of those who cause accidents varies, young drivers are involved.
“We are the country in which, culturally speaking, the parent aims to buy a new car to the child at 18 and the country in which teenagers aruded such a gift. It has become a norm. In reality, teenagers at 18 are the vast majority integrated into high school and this should be the priority concern. Not getting a car to increase “says psychologist Mihai Copăceanu.
These believe that impulsivity to the wheel is a stable feature of personality.
“If we analyze in depth, we find that a young impulsive young man is impulsive in other social contexts and has most likely violated social norms since childhood. And parents recognize this truth. (…) The first question addressed to any parent who plans to offer his own teenager at the age of 18 a powerful car is as follows: I have a good and responsible child who has so far proved discipline and caution in every behavior and I am convinced that he will lead respecting the law? “.
What the psychologist recommends
The measures to avoid tragedies must be taken by both parents and society, believes psychologist Mihai Copăceanu. According to him, you should:
1. To protect our children and as a young child does not allow him to play with fire, gas or dangerous objects, so to no immature, unstable and impulsive teenager we do not offer a powerful car before time.
2. Let us become much more responsible and demanding both as car instructors and as police officers when we decide to entrust “apt to drive”.
Here is a big problem: the ease with which a person can get the permit quickly without being prepared, without being apt, often incorrect and by illegal means.
3. To implement by legislation measures by which citizens (drivers or pedestrians) are protected by the aggressive behavior of any driver.
The contravention sanction is not effective. The driver will also be driving. Romania has the obligation to introduce, as other countries have done, structured psychology programs for aggressive drivers, mandatory programs “
Psychologist Mihai Copăceanu, specialized in addicts
Defensive driving expert: “The car is no longer a fun mijlloc”
Sorin Ene comes with recommendations for young people who are about to obtain the driving license.
“The car is no longer a fun. It is a way of moving, it is the comfort we want to make sure when we want to move. You want fun, go on the circuit! There are schools, there are academies where you can go with your car and take place and someone to teach you what to do. Not on the street, not the street is the place! ”, draw attention to the champion to drift.
In addition, young people need to pay attention to speed, the main cause of accidents. And not to be influenced by the wheel by those who urge them to show their debate through dangerous overruns.
,You are young, you are happy, you are happy. Move the mountains when you are young, when you are a teenager, through mentality, by joy, by motivation. But you do not realize how close the danger is. And only once has to happen, because we see that the traffic is very crowded (cars, pedestrians, motorcyclists, scooters, scooters) and the risk factor is very fast. And it is a pity to destroy destinies and to destroy ourselves and the future ”, concludes Sorin Ene.
“The pedestrian crossing is not a maximum protective wall”
But in the images filmed by the killer's dashboard, you can see how the woman was hit almost running on the pedestrian crossing. This does not diminish the responsibility of the young man at the steering wheel, who has not slowed near the zebra, as is normal, but draws attention to the safety measures we have to take before crossing.
“The pedestrian crossing, this mark that legally gives us the right to cross safely does not guarantee this. Not represents a wall or element of maximum protection. And all pedestrians should understand this. Some – I see in traffic – really make sure, do not cross until not all cars, from all traffic lanes, stop. It is something we need to relate to and take the example. Great care, dear pedestrians: Make sure the drivers stopped, then cross! “says Sorin Ene.
And if you cross with a stroller, it is good to take into account a rule:
“You should not push it forward on the pedestrian crossing. Because it is the first element with which the car will make contact. We must hold the stroller next to us, in our right and be the first to cross. ”
