Cuban dictatorship blames record number of road accidents and fatalities on citizens and ‘The Blockade’

Fatal crash caused by The Blockade

From our Bureau of Colossal Blame-Shifting with some assistance from our Bureau of Socialist Road and Vehicle Maintenance

“Hey, it’s not our fault at all. This is due to the “Blockade” and the stupidity and carelessness of our people, who are all subhuman.”

As it turns out, that quote is a very accurate paraphrasing of the statement made by Castro, Inc. in response to the alarming statistic of 7,000 vehicular accidents, 507 deaths, and 5,498 injuries.

These record numbers might not seem all that high at first sight, given that Cuba has a population of 11 million, but one must take into account that the island has one of the lowest rates of registered vehicles in the world.

Castrogonia only has around half a million registered vehicles, and this is probably an inflated statistic. This is about the same number of vehicles as the tiny islands of Trinidad and Tobago (population 1.4 million) or the teensy-weensy tiny micro-state of Luxemburg (population 640,000).

Puerto Rico, in contrast, a much smaller Caribbean island with a population of 3.3 million has over 3,320,000 vehicles, which amounts to nearly one vehicle for every Puerto Rican on the island.

Add to this the fact that a huge percentage of Cuba’s registered vehicles are very, very old and that the majority of those vehicles are trucks, buses, and vans owned and run by Castro, Inc.

Once these comparative statistics are factored in, the number of accidents and vehicular fatalities in Cuba is not only off the charts, but absolutely and horrifyingly inconceivable.

Of course, this has nothing to do with some of the worst roads and streets in the world, poor signage, lack of traffic lights, ancient vehicles without safety equipment, etc…. No. This can be blamed on Cuban drivers and, of course, the “Blockade”, which somehow causes poor driving habits.

Fatal crash caused by The Blockade

Loosely translated from Periódico Cubano

The Cuban dictatorship has “blamed” its citizens for the alarming accident figures registered in Cuba during the course of the year 2022.

According to the information offered to official media by Colonel Roberto Rodríguez Fernández, head of the Specialized Traffic Organ of the General Directorate of the National Revolutionary Police (PNR), more than 7,000 events of this type have occurred, of which 507 people were killed and 5,498 injured.

However, beyond the statistics, the intention to locate as the main cause of this scourge on the Island, the fact that drivers do not pay due attention to driving the vehicle, disrespect for the right of way and excessive speed stands out. .

The officer stressed that the human element is the most responsible, derived from the “loss of concentration on the part of the driver when he talks on the cell phone, lights a cigarette or tobacco, talks with his companions or performs another action that entertains him.”

Likewise, what impacts the fact of ignoring the right of way, stop signs, yield, changing lanes or lanes, making inappropriate turns, increasing speed, particularly when the pavement is wet or slippery, the poor perception risk of pedestrians and drivers.

From these revelations, it is not surprising that once again the authorities mention last the roads in poor condition and the aging vehicle fleet, among other factors.

Precisely, it has been a reiterated strategy to downplay these causes and attribute the blame, as usual, to the US embargo, which, according to the authorities, has made it impossible to improve these roads and old vehicles, whose improvement and renovation require material resources.

1 thought on “Cuban dictatorship blames record number of road accidents and fatalities on citizens and ‘The Blockade’”

  1. Having no shame or decency and lying as naturally as breathing can be very convenient. It means you never admit the truth if it doesn’t suit you, never admit responsibility or guilt, and never give a shit.

    Being thoroughly corrupt and totally twisted provides many options not available to normal people, since there are few if any inhibitions to doing whatever you please to accomplish what you want.

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