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The overall cost of the two vehicles amounted to 184,000 euros |

The Government delegate, Rafael González Tovar, has signed this morning with four municipalities in the region the transfer to them, by the Provincial Traffic Department, two vehicles that the local police of those will increase their ability to control of offenses in their respective municipalities.

These two vehicles equipped with Fiat Ulysses digital radar and evidential breathalyzer, one of which is assigned to Cartagena, while the other will be sharing a rotating basis by Los Alcazares, San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar.

The delegate of the Government has justified these assignments in the volume of people in these municipalities, specifically increased during the summer months, as well as vehicular movements.

The transfer is part of cooperation agreements that the Provincial Traffic Authority has signed twenty-two municipalities in the region and aims to monitor and control the excessive speed and blood alcohol levels on urban roads at all four sites above.

In the act of transfer of these vehicles, the government delegate pointed out the negative impact of excessive speed and alcohol consumption in traffic, saying the first is the main cause in 26% of deaths "and also is a contributory cause in most accidents with casualties, "while the second has stated is" the trigger for almost a third of the accidents. "

González Tovar reported that in the region die annually from 35 to 40 people due to excessive speed and about 30 others for driving under the influence of alcohol, and assured that "compliance in either If these numbers reduced by 60%. "

The Government representative pointed out further that both violations are of numerous penalties each month (about 150 for alcohol and 1,250 for inappropriate speed), and that fines and loss of those points, we must add the possibility of incurring criminal liability if the score reaches crime.

Finally, Gonzalez Tovar has noticed the new campaign which together have just begun the ministries of Interior and Health and Consumption on the severity of the consequences of alcohol and other drugs when you are driving.

This campaign is targeted especially to young people, so it will distribute 800,000 copies of a leaflet in driving schools for the future delivery drivers.

This booklet reports on the effects of alcohol and other drugs and the penalties for driving after they have been consumed.

Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia