Road insecurity hangs over the city

The development of Mohammedia, the importance of its road traffic, the state of certain key axes, the deficiency that characterises the road component in terms of the city's road layout, and the behaviour of certain road users are at the root of mobility problems and road insecurity. This situation reveals certain dysfunctions essentially due to problems that occur on the roads and for which the responsibility is often human. In this context, the number of accidents that occurred in Mohammedia during 2013 is around 1,029, with a sad toll of 18 deaths, 743 slightly injured, and 59 seriously injured. Among the causes of these accidents, it is worth mentioning the non-respect of the Highway Code, in addition to certain intersections between arteries that have become "accident-prone" zones, notably the Sebta, Hassan II, Ryad, and Moukawama boulevards.The vehicles most involved are passenger…