Buses and trucks intended for school transportation are the target of a special monitoring campaign launched by the Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) until the next day. In the last campaign of this type, which was developed last year, 6,621 vehicles of this type were inspected, of which 1,789 were reported for not complying with the regulations.
During the campaign, agents from the Civil Guard Traffic Group and local police officers who will participate in the campaign will participate. There will be a particular hiccup when adhering to speed limits, while drivers do not use a mobile phone while at the wheel and face other types of distraction. According to the General Directorate of Transport, the most common accidents involving school buses are mainly caused by traveling at an inappropriate speed or due to distractions. They will all be included in alcohol and other drug controls.
These chimes also control the use of the seat belt in vehicles on which it is installed. Drivers will also be required to obtain the necessary licenses and documents to provide this type of service, in addition to proving their compliance with the technical and safety conditions of the vehicle. In the case of a driver, he will be required to obtain a driving permit and will be given time to drive and rest, the General Directorate of Trains informed this month.
General Traffic Administration Manual The Coles are always safe It is known that 90% of traffic accidents that children are exposed to occur in connection with school transportation at school, and they occur at the moment of riding the car at low speed or only in the immediate moments. In many cases, accidents are caused by distraction or serious injury due to failure to use seat belts.
Trafico recommends that parents and guardians rent designated school buses equipped with seat belts, that comply with its safety procedures, and teach their children to behave inside these vehicles, and not to park them in the second row or at bus stops when going to schools to avoid being run over.
The last special school transport monitoring campaign took place between the 20th and the 24th. In addition to the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard, 300 councils from 39 regional traffic departments participated. Fueron reported 1,789 vehicles. The majority of penalties are due to administrative violations, such as failure to obtain a prior decision to obtain a special license to carry out school transportation or failure to subscribe to mandatory civil liability insurance.
During this campaign, three school transport drivers tested positive for alcohol, six drivers tested positive for drugs, and five were penalized for not adhering to speed limits. According to Traffic, these findings “justify continued intervention, as defined by the Spanish Bottle Security Strategy 2030, within the principle of ‘zero tolerance for risky behaviour’.”
Three died over the weekend
Last weekend, three fatal accidents occurred in which three people died, according to information from the General Traffic Department. One of the fatal victims was a vulnerable road user, a pedestrian. Two accidents occurred on conventional roads – one on the railway in each direction – and the third on the highway.
The accidents occurred due to road exits, collisions and collisions with pedestrians. It is registered in Epi (Alicante), Santa Ilaria de Río (Balearic Islands) and in the capital of Cordoba.
This year, 966 people died on Spanish motorways.
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