Traffic Police And
Truckers Association
Join Forces To Reduce
Accidents
The Policía de Tránsito
and the Cámara Nacional
de Transportistas de
Carga (Canatrac) has
united to put an end to
traffic accidents caused
by runaway tractor
trailers.
According to Germán
Marín, director of the
Policía de Tránsito
(traffic police), there
will be more spot checks
while Canatrac will try
to instill preventive
and responsible driving
practices by its
members.
Fatal accidents
involving heavy trucks
have been common in the
country, were 234
traffic accidents deaths
have been recorded this
year to September 30.
Marín said that the
spotchecks are to reveal
mechanical problems with
trucks, like worn tires
or lack of the vehicular
inspection certificate.
The traffic police
spotchecks will
concentrate some of the
most heavy truck traffic
routes, like Ruta Uno,
the Interamerican norte
to Peñas Blancas -
Nicaraguan border); Ruta
2, the Intermaericana
Sur, to Paso Canoas at
the Panama border; and
Ruta 32, San José -
Limón route.
For its part, Canatrac
will offering training
to drivers of its member
companies, that will
include defensive
driving practices,
vehicle maintenance, a
review of the rules of
the road and the way to
reduce fuel consumption,
among other subjects.
According to Francisco
Quirós, head of Canatrac,
85% of the country's
truck fleet is
associated with his
group and will use the
results of a study by a
consulting group hired
to detail findings of
the realities on today's
roads.
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