Local Police Bullas has joined the Special Control Campaign BAC and the presence of drugs among drivers, who today begins the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) until next Sunday, August 16, and it develop on the main roads to try to reduce accident rates.
So, what the councilor for Citizen Security, Mati Guillen, who notes that throughout the week, such controls will be enhanced drivers in urban areas Bullas, mainly during weekends and at certain places where existence of entertainment acts as a lure for younger drivers as well as increased presence of pedestrians regardless of the effect on drivers, alcohol is also a risk for them as road users who share space with others public.
This campaign reminds that alcohol is a factor in concurrent or a third of traffic accidents with fatalities and their presence in leading multiply between 2 and 15 times the risk of suffering a loss and constitutes an aggravating factor in their accordingly.
Is another aggravating factor drugs such as cannabis (THC) and cocaine, two of the most frequently found substances, and its consumption is an extreme road risk, which is relatively common in Spain, reaching frequencies of around 2% of randomly selected conductors.
Moreover, since the DGT show that although public awareness of alcohol while driving maintains an upward trend, not so with certain drugs and drinking habits persist in some sectors, most noticeable in urban areas.
"Hence the importance of joining this campaign to help strengthen the impact it can have alcohol and drugs in our lives," Guillen said about it.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Bullas