[Urbanization, globalization and road safety: a potential dialogue in search of equity?].

نویسندگان

  • Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa
  • Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche
چکیده

São Paulo, noite chuvosa de domingo, meados de julho. SNF, divorciado, voltava da festa de aniversário da filha de 5 anos, Maya. De motocicleta, seu meio de transporte e instrumento de trabalho, e que acabara de adquirir, aproveitando a facilidade de linha de crédito vigente para o financiamento. Afinal, gastava quase 4 horas durante a semana para ir e vir do trabalho e nos finais de semana em que ia visitar a filha, que residia com a mãe do outro lado da cidade. Beijou sua filha na despedida e prometeu ligar quando chegasse em casa. Não ligou. No meio do caminho, foi atropelado por um carro que havia cruzado o sinal vermelho. SNF foi arremessado a 7 metros de distância, “e flutuou no ar como se fosse um pássaro, e se acabou no chão feito um pacote flácido”, no outro lado da pista. Aos 29 anos, vítima de traumatismo craniano e hemorragia interna, “morreu na contramão atrapalhando o tráfego”. [Adaptado da reportagem da Revista Veja, 9 de maio de 2012, os nomes são fictícios; Chico Buarque, Construção] Viver nas cidades tem representado um desafio para a sociedade contemporânea, e a segurança viária é uma das suas principais preocupações. As cidades, fontes de criatividade e tecnologia, funcionam como os motores do crescimento econômico originando um novo fenótipo urbano, evocado por McMichel em sua célebre frase livremente traduzida, como “o modo de viver urbano é a pedra angular da moderna ecologia humana”.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Ciencia & saude coletiva

دوره 17 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012