Traffic remembers that the driving "has to adapt the speed to the weather conditions of the moment and to the state of the road" The Traffic Group of the Civil Guard has warned on Monday that will increase alcohol and drug control during the Easter holidays in Galicia, and also will check the safety vest for themselves.
Thus, through a press release, Traffic reminds drivers, pedestrians and other users of public roads in general that, in view of the upcoming Holy Week dates, "we must maintain attitudes consistent with the necessary maintenance of road safety and adapt them to the meteorological conditions of this time.”
Therefore, "so that no one has to suffer an irreparable tragedy this year on the roads of A Corunna", the Traffic Sub-sector of A Corunna recommends the use of protection systems - safety belt, protective helmet and systems child restraint. In addition, it emphasizes that "the speed must be adapted to the weather conditions of the moment and to the state of the road,” maintaining it in any case "within the limits established in each section".
When the roads are used as pedestrians during the hours of lower luminosity, "the reflective vest has to be worn" which makes them more visible to the drivers of the vehicles. It also points out that cyclists "must seek the use of high visibility garments" and, especially on roads that do not have a shoulder, "they will circulate as close as possible to the edge of the road," he adds.
"If the vehicle is to be used after a celebration, such as a family reunion, business lunch or dinner, or a leisure trip, the person in charge of driving must refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages or drugs, intake incompatible with the driving of vehicles, "underlines Beemer.
"No less important is the maintenance of the vehicle in good conditions, especially attention must be paid to the condition of the tires and the windscreen wipers, as well as the lighting, braking and damping systems," he says. On the part of the Units of the Traffic Association of the Civil Guard will intensify the activity of surveillance and control on all roads of the Galician Community "to ensure compliance with the regulations on road safety and try to prevent potential offenders from putting in danger the integrity of the rest of the users ".
In this regard, he warns, "a multitude of devices for verifying the consumption of alcohol and drugs will be established, to be carried out at any time, with the aim of dissuading drivers from their intake.” At the same time, discrete surveillance will be carried out using camouflaged vehicles and surveillance from the helicopter of the Traffic Department to detect those more serious infractions, which are more difficult to detect by uniformed vehicles.