Tránsito Issued 11.000
Tickets During Mid Year
Vacations
Driving with an expired
license, not having a
license, not having the
vehicle's documents,
faulty lights, not
wearing seatbelts and
speeding are some of the
reasons for the 11.000
traffic tickets issued
by the Policía de
Tránsito during the
first 10 days of the mid
year vacations.
Germán Marín, director
de Tránsito, confirmed
the number of tickets,
that included an
unspecified number of
drivers found talking on
the cellular phone while
driving,
"We have been very
proactive with drinking
and driving, stopping
only 17 drivers in the
entire country", said
Marín, a problem that
plagued the nations
highways, especially
during vacations and
holidays.
Although number of
drunken drivers is low,
Marín is not totally
happy, saying the
tendency to drink and
drive continues.
The Tránsito chief added
that their continued
vigilance of bus drivers
has improved the
situation with less bus
drivers committing
infractions.
The Policía de Tránsito
has been working
together with the
Consejo de Transporte
Público (CTP) - public
transportation authoriry
- in getting tough on
bus drivers and
operators, issuing fines
and in some cases
confiscating vehicles
and/or cancelling
concessions.
This weekend will be the
big weekend, as
vacations make their way
home from the beaches
and mountain resorts.
Marín said that in the
last couple of years
vacationers are
spreading their return
over several days,
particularly Saturday
and Sunday, unlike the
old days when everyone
came back on Sunday,
causing tremendous
traffic chaos in and
around the approach to
the Central Valley.
In addition, Tránsito
officials are now
present along the major
routes leading to the
Central Valley and in
the case of the area
around the airport,
traffic is diverted to
maximize flow and reduce
congestion, according to
Marín.
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