The General Traffic Department concluded the campaign to monitor and monitor school transportation movement on the roads in Andalusia 455 vehicles out of 756 were subject to complaintsWhich means that more than half, specifically 60.2%, … Failure to comply with any driving safety principle. In the period from November 10 to 14, officers of the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard submitted a total of 1,057 complaints about these vehicles, which number more than 400, reaching a percentage in the ranking of those registered in the latest specific campaigns on this sector, which demonstrates “the importance of this type of campaign.”
As the government stated in a memorandum, administrative violations led to the largest number of complaints. Thus, 322 complaints (30.4%) It was filed because they did not have a special permit To carry out school transportation and 221 (20.9%) to not subscribe to unlimited liability insurance, as required by law.
He also highlighted the positive events of the absence of complaints related to excessive speed and the fact of this Neither driver tested positive In preventive alcohol and drug monitoring operations conducted by agents.
Regarding the use of seat belts in those vehicles in which they are integrated, it has been found through inspections conducted by dealers that In six of the controlled compounds (0.57%) They did not have these retention systems or lacked the technical defects to enable them to perform their jobs properly.
Officers of the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard also verified the presence of a defect in the service and emergency doors of 37 school transport vehicles (3.5%). As well as in its driving devices, Fourteen others (1.3%) were reported to have not yet conducted a technical inspection of the vehicle.
Regarding the mandatory signs that this type of vehicle must carry, 50 (4.7%) of them were controlled. They did not bear the corresponding V-10 marking Of school transportation, a percentage that decreased slightly compared to the last campaign, and another 8 (1.3%) lacked an emergency signal lighting device.
Regarding complaints related to driving time or reduced rest time, the total number of trainers was 104 (9.8%). You may bypass any of these placesdoubling the records of the last campaign. Finally, a total of 13 (1.2%) of the total number of buses monitored did not have a person responsible for the care of minors as required.