Portal de Cartagena
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Safe Crossing The campaign, which has carried out the local police between 10 and 17 October in order for drivers to respect the preference of pedestrians crossing the road, ended with five complaints with fines of 200 euros .
In total, the agents have conducted 61 controls, during morning and evening, in those steps usually recorded more vehicle traffic and pedestrians in both downtown and in neighborhoods and county, were the most problematic of the Gabriela Mistral Underwater Street, where there have been two complaints: that of Jorge Juan Juan Fernandez, with two other complaints, and another that occurred in the Avenida de San Juan Bosco.
But the campaign not only focuses on drivers accountable for accidents that occur at intersections, but also pedestrians, as one of the significant data that detected the local police in the course of this campaign included the Municipal Road Safety Plan is the large number of pedestrians crossing in inappropriate places, often driven by the rush.
The work of the agents in these cases, is to warn of the dangers that this entails and bad practice that can end tragically, and give advice to prevent accidents, how to respect the signs and wait for the cars are stopped before crossing even in places where the pedestrian has priority.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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