The DGT is intensifying the supervision of school buses this week

Security systems must be installed on all buses registered since 2007

The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) is launching a new special surveillance campaign this Monday and through Friday, December 16, which will focus on checking the safety of school transport vehicles.
The safety of this type of transport It is the body’s top priority, although annual accident numbers show that this is a safe sector as it is the first group to reach the “zero vision” goal with zero road accident fatalities since 2012.

According to the DGT, accidents do happen in which insufficient speed and distraction are the main causes.

During the campaign, the officers check, among other things, the use of seat belts, speed, alcohol consumption and other matters
medicines, authorizations and documents both the vehicle and the driver.

This is an important economic sector, as approximately 40% of the entire Spanish private bus fleet provides school transport during the academic year.
with 280 million rides and a turnover that represents 13% of the industry.

The campaign will mainly ensure that people drive around at the permitted speed and that mobile phones or other distracting devices are not used. Alcohol and other drug checks will also be carried out among the drivers, and special attention will be paid to the use of seat belts on the school buses in which they are installed.

On the other hand, both the agents of A
Traffic group of the Guardia Civilas well as the local police of the municipalities that decide to participate in the campaign will intensify the inspections of these vehicles, checking that the permits and documents they must have are correct for providing the service, and they will also check or the technical conditions and the The safety elements of the vehicle are those required by the regulations, such as the special requirements to be met by the driver himself, such as the driver’s license or driving and rest times.

“School transport is subject to a series of regulations, compliance with which in many cases depends on the safety of the little passengers, so it is everyone’s responsibility to demand compliance, whether through campaigns like this,
of educational centers or the parents’ associations responsible for contracting the routes,” Pere Navarro’s department has stated.

Since October 20, 2007, registered buses must be equipped with a security system, among other things (currently
they are carried by more than 60% of the entire park of this type of vehicle), as the seat belt is useful on any journey, be it a short or long journey, in the city or between cities, and since 2013, all new vehicles must also have an emergency braking system that activates automatically when the chance of a collision.

Source: La Verdad

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