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The Local Police of Cartagena will collaborate with the General Directorate of Traffic in the Campaign for the control of school transport, which will take place from February 3 to 7, in which inspections will be carried out on vehicles (authorizations and documents , technical conditions and safety elements, belts and restraint systems) and on drivers (driving license, driving times and breaks), especially on conventional roads and on urban roads.

The Civil Guard Traffic Group, during the dates indicated above, will proceed to carry out the control of the school transport, which will give an idea of ​​the incidence of different factors in this type of transport.

This campaign follows the established schedule of the Special Surveillance and Control Campaigns and Operations planned by the General Traffic Directorate (DGT) for the year 2020.

From the 2007-2008 school year, all vehicles dedicated to school transport must meet the requirements set out in RD 443/2001 of April 27, on conditions of safety in school transport and minors.

It establishes various requirements, such as the obligation for minors to be accompanied on the bus by a duly qualified person, the maximum age of the vehicles destined for this type of passengers, the unlimited civil liability insurance or the obligation to carry the school transport signal, among others, of singular importance.

90% of the accidents that occur during school transport take place at the time of getting on or off the vehicle, or in the immediate moments and in many cases, they are abuses caused by a distraction of the child, the driver of the transport School or companions.

The importance of school transport in urban areas, mainly in places where there is a greater concentration of schools, makes the participation of all City Councils in this Special Campaign have an extraordinary relevance, taking into account that it is proven that at 50 kilometers / hour, maximum speed allowed on urban roads, the chances of a child surviving without any safety measure is virtually nil and that, even at low speed, survival is guaranteed.

Creating safe school roads that facilitate travel to school on foot, by bicycle or by public transport is one of the objectives of the Spanish Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena