In compliance with the programming of Campaigns and Operations Monitoring and Control for the year 2015 set by the General Directorate of Traffic, between 10 and 16 August a new Special Campaign Rate Control Alcohol and presence will take place Drivers drug.
Alcohol is present as a contributory factor or trigger in a third of fatal accidents.
His presence in driving depending on your rate, multiplied between 2 and 15 the risk of an accident.
The only safe rate is 0.0%.
Is not only related to increased accidents but also results in greater mortality, being a linked with a poor prognosis factor in injuries.
In 2014 toxicological analyzes were performed drivers killed in traffic accidents presenting a rate of 39.09% ethyl alcohol greater than 0.3 g / l blood.
Alcohol is also a risk for pedestrians as road user who shares with others the public space.
In 2014 toxicological analyzes we were performed pedestrians killed in traffic accident presenting a rate of 39.88% ethyl alcohol greater than 0.3 g / l blood.
Driving after consuming psychoactive substances is frequent in Spain, reaching 17% of Spanish drivers.
Apart from alcohol, almost 11% of drivers drive after consuming any substance (drug abuse) that may affect the ability to drive safely.
In the recent campaign carried out in the month of June this year, 1.12% for breath tests conducted were positive drivers, whereas in the case of drug testing positive rate reached 32.50% of the tests.
Cannabis (THC) and cocaine are the two substances most frequently found.
The poly-substance, which has been shown as a risk behavior vial end is comparatively common in Spain, reaching frequencies of around 2% of randomly selected drivers.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia