PRIORITY OF MOBILITY IN URBAN AREAS – PEDESTRIANS OR CARS?

Abstract

This work is a contribution to the understanding and reflection on the conflicts of urban mobility in the city of Maringá. The central focus of the dispute is the space of public roads between transit vehicles and people, where pedestrians, cyclists, cars, buses and motorcycles circulate. This struggle for space is directly related to agile movement, and on the other hand, traffic accidents, the risks arising from the difficulties of implementing collective habits of conduct, as well as use of common sense by individuals. Often, individuals unprepared for driving a motor vehicle in a city that favors cars and motorcycles, they endanger the safe movement of pedestrians and cyclists who occupy a small space to circulate. Therefore, issues related to the priorities of urban life, guided by logic humanistic and environmentally sound, must be linked to areas designed for pedestrian traffic as sidewalks, plazas, promenades and all kinds of social interaction environment, promoting the welfare, safety and interpersonal relationships for its residents.