The Local Police of Cartagena will put in the next days, from January 16 to 20, and in collaboration with the General Direction of Traffic, a special traffic campaign of Road Safety of School Transportation and of minors in the municipal term of Cartagena, action whose The main objective is to avoid the accidents that occur in the field of transportation of schoolchildren to their centers in the municipality.
According to the Cartagena Local Police, 90% of the accidents that occur during school transportation occur at the time of getting on or off the vehicle, as well as in the immediate moments.
In this way, they are abuses caused by a distraction of the minor, the driver of the school bus or the companions.
To this end, the agents will carry out vehicle inspections, which will review authorizations and documents, technical conditions and safety elements, belts and restraint systems, and drivers, paying attention to driving licenses, driving times and breaks , Especially on conventional roads and on urban roads.
The controls will be carried out throughout the municipality, with the aim of guaranteeing greater road safety for all the drivers that circulate along the Cartagena roads.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena