On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of INTRAS, its Director Dr. Francisco Alonso has been interviewed on July 20, 2020 for the program "Luz de Cruce", directed by Vicente Herranz

Dr. Alonso pointed out that in these 25 years, both road safety and people's level of awareness have changed a lot but, although the number of road accidents has been reduced considerably in this period, the figure is still intolerable since this type of mortality is avoidable.

Although the road and the vehicle are factors that influence the causality of accidents, Alonso stresses the importance of intervening on the human factor as it is the majority responsible for these accidents.

Dr. Alonso has stated that over the years we have gained a lot from the issue of the use of the vehicle under the influence of alcohol, which in the early days of INTRAS was one of the star issues, and now, although it has not disappeared, it does not have as much incidence.

Thus, during this time new risk factors have appeared, the most important of which is the use of mobile phones while driving and which has increased the distraction of driving. New vehicles have also appeared, such as scooters, new users, new practices...

All this makes sense to continue researching these "new risk factors and groups", intervening on them and developing new types of measures, starting with raising awareness among drivers.

Some of the solutions that have reduced the number of deaths on the road in these 25 years from 10,000 in 1989 to around 1,500 today, and where INTRAS has had a lot to do with it, have been

• Permission by points

• Signalling of black spots

• Reform of the Criminal Code, which provides for deprivation of liberty for certain types of driving behaviour

As for the current situation at INTRAS, its Director indicates that "we are working hard on the issue of mobility, promoting public transport and avoiding taking the car in certain circumstances". "In recent years we have been paying special attention to ITS systems, for example with the European C-Roads project on cooperative systems, in which the Directorate General for Traffic (DGT) and the Directorate General for Roads also participate".

Finally, and as an international reference, INTRAS has worked in many countries in Europe and the rest of the world helping governments and important companies, for example, in Saudi Arabia, in Latin American countries such as Colombia, Argentina and currently in the Dominican Republic as advisors to INTRANT (a body similar to the DGT in Spain) since its inception three years ago.