This Friday begins the Operation Holiday Out Traffic Campaign, in an atypical summer and without forecasts of large displacements given the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 health crisis. The authorities equate compliance with safety measures against the virus with respect for road safety regulations to avoid more deaths. “We have to remember the belt, the helmet, the vest for pedestrians, not to consume alcohol and drugs and respect the speed limits,” said the coordinator of the DGT in Galicia, Victoria Gómez Dobarro.
During the state of alarm, the number of victims in Galicia it was reduced by 73%. A coruña It was the province with the greatest decrease, with one death compared to 13 last year. It is striking that despite the low traffic during those months, excessive speed was the main cause of most of the accidents. The high number of motorcycle accidents is very worrying: “A special problem is emerging, which is the movement of motorcycles and bicycles, despite the reduction in vehicles, there is a greater danger”.
Therefore, a special campaign for motorcycles will be held this month for two days. In addition, for two weeks in July there will be speed checks and in August, alcohol and drugs.
In June, 20% fewer trips were registered than in the same month of 2019. Although there are no forecasts, the recovery in circulation is being progressive and it is expected that there will be more weekend or short-term outings. The DGT will develop three special campaigns this summer, with the slogan “Spain cannot allow more deaths”.
The subdelegate of the Government, Pilar López-Rioboo, emphasized the slogan of the advertising campaign, stating that “this country cannot bear more deaths” and hopes that this year will be the second consecutive year with a reduction in mortality figures. He appealed to the “most vulnerable” sectors such as cyclists, pedestrians and also tractor drivers.
900 agents of the Civil Guard will be in charge of monitoring the Galician road network
The colonel chief of the Traffic sector of the Civil Guard in Galicia, Francisco Javier Molano, acknowledged that there is an “uncertainty” about “the type of journey” that citizens will make and announced that “practically all of the troops”, around a thousand, will be during the next two months guarding Galician roads.
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