Naples – The city is shaken by a new, very serious incident that once again shines a spotlight on the dangerous insanity of speed and the dramatic lack of traffic deterrence. Last week, yet another victim was struck on Via Consalvo, a crucial thoroughfare used daily by throngs of pedestrians, including numerous children on their way to school.
A resident was violently struck by a motorcyclist speeding at reckless speed. Despite serious injuries, the man avoided further injury, but his complaint is a chilling cry of alarm: "If there had been a stroller or an elderly person in my place, he would have killed her." The accident was documented thanks to the intervention of the Municipal Police and available footage.
What makes this accident even more unacceptable is the disconcerting precedent: the request to install speed bumps, essential measures to moderate speed on such a sensitive stretch, was previously rejected by the Municipality.
The man, exasperated and in shock, turned to the Green-Left Alliance MP Francesco Emilio Borrelli, asking a question that sounded like a condemnation: "What are we waiting for, for him to be dead?"
The response from the parliamentarian, supported by Carlo Ceparano, a member of the regional executive of Europa Verde, was clear and peremptory.
It is no longer tolerable that the safety of pedestrians, especially in areas near schools, is being ignored. It is urgent not only to immediately install speed bumps and raised crosswalks on Via Consalvo, but also to provide more stringent penalties for those who put the lives of others at risk through criminal recklessness.
Borrelli also criticized the recent reform: "The current New Highway Code, pushed by Minister Salvini, has proven insufficient to combat the most dangerous behaviors and inadequate to protect the most vulnerable citizens. We are committed to using every institutional tool to ensure that Via Consalvo and other high-risk roads receive the safety measures necessary to prevent the next tragedy."
The appeal from political forces is clear: road safety can no longer wait for bureaucratic decisions or a worsening death toll. Institutions must act now to transform Via Consalvo from a "street of fear" to a safe place for all citizens.
- Article updated on 19/11/2025 at 12:42 - Article revised
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