Madrid (EFE) the cases test negative for breathalyzer and it does not seem that the cause is the use of the mobile phone.
“We could be in a situation where people fall asleep at the wheel,” said the general director of Traffic, Pere Navarro, in statements to the media on the occasion of the start tomorrow of the second phase of the Special Week Traffic Operation Santa.
Spaniards sleep worse and worse
Navarro has referred to information published in the media that Spaniards are sleeping worse and worse and others in which it is highlighted that Spain is the first country in the world to consume anxiolytics.
“It may be that on the highways, especially on long journeys, you fall asleep and go off the road”, especially on long journeys, indicated Navarro, who called attention to the importance of being rested before getting up to speed. steering wheel.
Navarro has stressed that “it is everyone’s responsibility”, so “if we know that the driver is tired and has not slept well, we should not let him drive”.
“It was not an issue that we had in our portfolio and it is appearing, people who fall asleep and get off the road; zero breathalyzer and drugs, no mobile phones. It is a problem for road safety and for the whole of society ”, she warned.
Putting the triangle may no longer be mandatory
The director of the DGT has also placed the accent on the accidents, which account for one in ten deaths on the road: 126 last year.
Traffic is especially concerned about people who get out of the car in the event of an incident, especially on dual carriageways and motorways, where the intensity of traffic is very high and the vehicles move very fast.
Last year, 16 people died from being run over, they were people who had gotten out of the car.
In the United Kingdom and Luxembourg, the obligation to place the triangle has been eliminated when there is an incident on the dual carriageway and motorway.
In Spain, it is being studied to do so and the legal form is being sought to make it effective, progress has been made.
137 criminal convictions per day for drink-driving
The zero consumption of alcohol at the wheel is another of the workhorses of the DGT, which has launched numerous awareness campaigns.
The most recent, with the slogan “Let’s tell lies”, recounts the lies that drivers tell each other to convince themselves that, despite having drunk, they can drive safely.
Despite this, Navarro has pointed out that each year around 50,000 criminal convictions are imposed for driving with high levels of alcohol, which is 137 per day.