Summary
At least 30 people were killed April 11 Sunday in traffic accidents across Peru, which was holding local elections nationwide. There are the three scenes of the accidents mainly. Firstly, it is the city of Bolognesi. 18 people were killed and 11 people were injured. Secondly, the scene of accident is central Huanuco. Five people were killed. Finally, seven policeman were killed in the northern city of Trujillo. There are two factor happening these accident. One is that voting is mandatory in Peru. Another is lax traffic enforcement.
My opinion
When I saw this article firstly, I didn’t image this situation. Firstly, I was surprised that voting is mandatory. In Japan, voting is not mandatory but right. So, Japan has the problem that people don’t vote. I think Japan should try to make vote mandatory for low voting rate. By the way, a classmate said that these accident were plots of candidate. However, I don’t think so. It is reason why 30 people death don’t influence election mostly. So, I think these accidents are caused by Peruvian society. Especially, lax traffic enforcement is the serious problem. This problem increase road accident when no election, too. Peru should improve traffic condition and this is the best way decreasing road accident.