In compliance with the planning of campaigns and Surveillance and Control Operations for the year 2010, conducted by the Directorate General of Traffic, from 13 to 19 December will take place a new control Special Campaign of BAC among drivers.
In at least one third of fatal accidents, alcohol is present as a contributing factor or trigger. The only safe rate is 0.0%, because, although we believe in full use of our physical and mental faculties, with alcohol intake we are multiplying the risk of an accident.
Alcohol is not only related to a higher accident rate but also has implications for increased mortality, as a factor associated with poorer prognosis in injuries.
Changing public behavior has made the lower positive rate of 4.18% in 2003 to 1.77% in 2009.
As breath tests carried out in 2009 because of an accident, 5.56% were positive.
the Traffic Civil Guard from 13 to 19 December this year, proceed with the rate control breath of an estimated 300,000 drivers in the country, in addition to carrying out the monitoring force in Catalonia, Navarra and the Basque Country, which will give an idea of \u200b\u200bthe incidence of alcohol among them.
In urban areas, traffic accidents with alcohol involvement represent a very important and above all will, in many cases, the starting point of drinking, the high number of entertainment venues.
A Special Campaign that all local authorities are invited. The Traffic Department attaches great importance to the participation of the City of Hinojos and that although public awareness regarding the consumption of alcohol while driving remains on an upward trajectory, certain habits persist in some sectors, most noticeable in urban areas.
