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New Program Aims to Reduce Motorcycle Deaths with Actions in Supervision, Education, Road Engineering, and Fleet Growth Analysis in Brazil
The federal government is developing a new program to try to reduce the high rates of traffic deaths involving motorcyclists. The proposal arises in response to alarming numbers, such as those recorded in the state of São Paulo, where the first half of this year saw a record number of deaths among motorcycle users.
Called the National Motorcycle Safety Program, the project will adapt points of the current Pnatrans — the National Plan for Reducing Deaths and Injuries in Traffic — and incorporate suggestions discussed by traffic and health specialists. Meetings began this Monday (28) in Brasília.
The initiative is part of the first National Motorcycle Accident Prevention Week, established by a law enacted in October 2024.
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The expectation is that the final text of the program will be ready by the end of this week, according to Maria Alice Nascimento Souza, Director of Road Safety at the Ministry of Transport.
Worrying Numbers
Motorcyclists are the main victims of traffic in Brazil. Data from Datasus, an agency of the Ministry of Health, show that in 2023 there were 13,521 deaths of motorcycle occupants in accidents.
This number represents almost 40% of the total of 34,881 traffic fatalities in the country that year.
The number of motorcycles on the streets also continues to grow. In June 2019, there were 22.7 million registered motorcycles, equivalent to 22.15% of the national fleet.
Last month, this number surpassed 29 million, which represents 23.01% of the fleet.
Strategy Inspired by the Dry Law
According to Adrualdo de Lima Catão, head of the National Traffic Department, the plan will have a similar approach to the Dry Law, focusing on supervision actions and awareness campaigns conducted by municipal and state agencies.
Catão explains that many motorcyclists still do not wear helmets correctly, especially in peripheral areas or the countryside.
The Pnatrans already anticipated that standardized helmet use would reach 100% of users by 2030. The new program aims to reinforce this goal.
“When supervision guides these people, it can create effects similar to those of the Dry Law,” says Catão.
The legislation combating drinking and driving reduced the death rate related to alcohol consumption by 24% between 2010 and 2023.
Lack of License
Another point that the program will address is the number of unlicensed motorcyclists. According to a report published by the government in August of last year, of 34.2 million motorcycle, moped, and scooter owners, 17.5 million do not have a driver’s license. This represents 53.8% of the total.
The proposal is also expected to include traffic engineering measures, such as revising speed limits on roads with high motorcycle traffic.
One of the ideas under discussion is the adoption of the blue lane, a signaling feature exclusive to motorcycles on the pavement.
The Blue Lane Divides Opinions
The blue lane began being tested in São Paulo in 2022 and has already been adopted by cities such as Salvador, Recife, Santo André, and São Bernardo do Campo.
In sections with the signaling, CET claims that motorcycle deaths fell from 36 in 2023 to 19 in 2024 — a reduction of 47.2%.
On the other hand, the total number of motorcycle deaths throughout the capital of São Paulo rose in the same period. There were 366 deaths in 2023 compared to 433 the following year, according to data from Infosiga.
For it to become a public policy, the blue lane still needs to be approved by Senatran and Contran. There is no set deadline for this regulation.
Currently, around 500,000 motorcycles circulate daily on the 46 streets of São Paulo that add up to 232.7 km of blue lanes. CET will send representatives to the debates in Brasília.
Inefficient Public Transport
The program also aims to draw attention to another factor linked to the increase in motorcycles on the streets: the inefficiency of public transport.
Uncomfortable buses with irregular schedules push the population toward individual transport.
Data from the Metro’s Origin and Destination survey, released in February, shows that the number of families with motorcycles at home increased by about 50% in the metropolitan region of São Paulo between 2017 and 2023.
“The motorcycle is a highly vulnerable individual transport. The numbers are worrying, as deaths have increased both on federal highways and in states,” concludes Catão.
With information from Folha de São Paulo.
O problema é formação as autoescola não ensinam a realidade do trânsito os alunos ficam andando num circuito feito pra arrancar dinheiro deviam ensinar alguma técnica de direção defensiva ,frenagem ou algo que seja útil na prática.
Concordo!!!Meu filho tirou carteira de moto ,percebi que nao ensinaram nada como deveriam .Pilotagem defensiva …..tenho que ensinar a ele muitas coisas que deveriam ter obrigatoriamente ensinado .Equilíbrio no circuito é fácil. O problema é ensinar os perigos reais que ocorrem no dia a dia .Nao passaram nada disso .saiu completamente cru .Fico imaginando que muitos,que nao tem alguém com experiência para ensiná-los ,estão correndo sério risco .Fico com medo de deixa-lo sair assim ,então acompanho ele direto .não tem noção da agressividade dos motoristas .E ele domina a moto muito bem .
Exigir CNH para moto não e necessário porque motoqueiro faz as regras deles não respeita os limites de velocidade onde o limite e 40km rodam A 60 ou maís infelizmente nunca vai acabar tais acidentes
Eu tenho carro, mas prefiro andar de moto por causa da lentidão do trânsito em Recife-PE. Gostaria que os motociclistas também fossem ouvidos na elaboração desse projeto e que o envolvimento de carros em acidentes de motos também fosse mencionado para determinação das verdadeiras causas dos acidentes, pois não suporto pseudo-especialistas, que nunca pilotam uma moto, fazendo afirmações falsas sobre a culpa exclusiva dos motociclistas nos acidentes. Com tantas motos circulando por que as vias públicas não são planejadas também para as motos? Tem via para ônibus, carro e bicicleta, mas para moto não, pois o objetivo é acabar com as motos para forçar o uso do transporte público e garantir o lucro dos carteis das empresas de ônibus. Motociclista não tem habilitação porque o custo da CNH é maior que a renda mensal deles.