Traffic confirms motorists are reluctant to use mobile phones while driving

33.6% of complaints submitted during the surveillance campaign were for this violation

33.6% of the complaints submitted during the surveillance campaign related to this violation. Fastening seatbelts while driving, using headphones, reading or searching for objects are other regulations that create distractions while driving, with more than 1,200 drivers reported. The preventive checks also made it possible to punish more than 1,800 drivers who were not only distracted, but also drove under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The results of the latest surveillance campaign carried out by the Directorate-General for Traffic from 7 to 13 September to raise awareness about the danger of distraction leave no room for doubt.

Despite the increase from 3 to 6 points that sanctions driving with a mobile phone, the data shows that motorists are reluctant to stop, as 33.6% of the complaints formulated by the agents of the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard during that week were due to this violation. Of the 6,854 complaints submitted, 2,300 were for using the mobile phone manually while driving.

During the week that the campaign lasted, which also involved many town halls who, through their local police, set up checks on the roads of their municipalities, the agents of the Civil Guard Traffic Group checked a total of 414,695 people. vehicles driving on interurban roads and carried out 8,199 checks in which they charged 6,823 drivers for performing acts that lead to distraction while driving.

Source: La Verdad

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