“Quem desce o morro não morre no asfalto?”: uma análise social das vítimas dos atropelamentos de pessoas nas rodovias federais da região metropolitana de João Pessoa-PB

Abstract

This research consists of a reflection on violence in traffic based on pedestrians being run over, from the perspective of pedestrian human rights. The general objective of the research consists of a social analysis of victims of pedestrians being run over on federal highways in the metropolitan region of João Pessoa-PB. For the purposes of this study, the events that occurred between the years 2019 and 2021 will be analyzed, from social, economic, political and human rights perspectives. Specifically, in this study, the socioeconomic profile of those involved in pedestrian accidents was identified based on statistical data produced by public agencies responsible for registering accidents; Aspects related to the infrastructural and socioeconomic conditions of the region under analysis were also observed as possible aspects that enhance pedestrians being run over, within a power structure and, finally, the socioeconomic consequences experienced by the families of victims of pedestrian accidents were reflected. The design of this research was bibliographical, documental and field ex post factum, with a mixed focus. The documentary research identified quantities, patterns, qualifications of those involved, presumable causes and critical points of accidents, in addition to the structuring aspects of the environment. After data collection, according to the categorizations of the content analysis, we extracted data in several bodies responsible for the records. The overall results show that of the 23 pedestrians analyzed, only 1 had a white person as a victim; the others were identified as brown or black. With regard to gender, only 3 accidents had women as victims and, regarding the location of the event, all of the accidents analyzed occurred in places that border popular neighborhoods in the metropolitan region of João Pessoa. A relevant data that corroborates the perception of the naturalization of death in traffic is that, in 56% of the accidents, the driver of the vehicle that hit the vehicle was not located; neglecting to help the victim, which triggers the crisis of values in society reflected in traffic.