Danger on the Teresópólis road In Teresópolis, in the Serrana region of Rio, residents of the town of Água Quente are demanding measures to increase safety on the urban stretch of RJ-142 after a truck was caught traveling at high speed along the highway. The road cuts through the community and records an intense flow of vehicles, dividing an area with a large number of residents. According to the population, excessive speed and reckless drivers put pedestrians at risk. Residents reported to g1 their concern about the lack of safety and defended the installation of speed bumps and other measures to reduce vehicle speeds. ? Follow the g1 Região Serrana channel on WhatsApp. According to residents, this was not an isolated case, and accidents and dangerous situations are frequent in the area. "After the area here in the town was paved, cars were rushing by a lot. When it was full of potholes, at least we weren't at as much risk of being run over. We need some safety measure, a radar or speed bumps", commented public servant Carlos Henrique Monteiro. g1 contacted the Department of Highways of the State of Rio de Janeiro (DER-RJ), responsible for RJ-142, to find out if there are improvement projects for the location. Until the publication of this report, the agency had not responded to the questions. The Municipal Secretary of Urban Mobility, Sérgio Mauro, commented on the residents' request and spoke about the possibility of implementing speed reducers on the stretch. "Several councilors have already sent requests to DER-RJ for the installation of speed bumps in the urban section of Água Quente. We are waiting for the department's response. If they don't do it, the City Hall will do it," said the secretary. Truck at high speed in Teresópolis Inter TV Reproduction