During holiday periods, Millions of people choose to travel by road throughout the country. However, specialists and authorities warn that there are specific schedules in which circular represents a higher risk, both due to the incidence of accidents and the insecurity in different road sections.
According to data from the National Guard, every year they travel around 75 million people along Mexican roads, a figure that increases by approximately 16 million during vacation. This increase in mobility brings greater exposure to road hazards and criminal situationsespecially on certain routes and schedules.
The Mexican Transport Institute (IMT) has identified that one of the roads with the highest accident rate is Puebla-Córdoba, which in 2023 registered 279 claims, with a balance of 106 injured people and 58 deaths. Other routes with high risk rates include Coatzacoalcos-Villahermosa, Agrarian-Puerto Juárez, Mexico-Cuernavaca and Mexico-Querétaro, among others. Given this, Motorists are recommended to take precautions when traveling on these roads.
In addition to the dangerous sections, the schedule also plays a crucial role in road safety. The National Association of Trash Trace and Protection Companies warns that The most dangerous periods to circulate are from 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and at midnight at 7:00 a.m.. In these lapses, visibility is reduced and the presence of road security forces decreases, which facilitates the occurrence of crimes.
Authorities recommend programming transfers at daytime schedules and preferably during the morning, in addition to informing about the state of the routes and avoiding circulating through high -risk areas.
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