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Tránsito To
Beef Us Patrols During Semana Santa
In less than two weeks the annual "Semana
Santa" vaction period begins and one group
of civil servants, the Policía de Tránsito,
however, will be on full alert between April
4 and 12.
Part of the work of the Policía de Tránsito
will be performing spotchecks on a 24 hour
basis on all major routes around the
country, as all of the 800 Tránsito
officials will be working through the
holidays to ensure a safe trip and return
home this year.
The major highways of concern for Tránsito
is the Interamericana north that leads to
Guancaste, the Interamericana south to the
southern zone and Panama border and Ruta 32
that leads to Limón.
The Naranjo peaje (toll booth) is a major
point of road blocks for the Policía de
Tránsito as they intend to stop all traffic,
at intervals, passing through the ara.
The concern of the Policía de Tránsito is
curb drinking and driving and reckless
driving. They will also be on the look out
for drivers not using their seatbelts,
talking on a cellular phone and of course,
speeding.
German Marin, director of the Policía de
Tránsito, said that in addition to the
traditional spot checks, there will be a
number of surprise checks along all routes,
as well as officers with radar units.
Of primary concern to Marin and his
officials are public buses. The director
said that they will focus on stopping many
buses and performing breathalyzer tests, as
well as have plain clothes officials ride
buses to detect problems like overcrowding,
which is common during the holiday period,
as bus operators try to cram in as many
people as they can to increase profits on
each run.
The Policía de Tránsito director said that
as many as 220 officers will be on duty
during each shift.
And with the new Ley de Tránsito drunk
drivers will go straight to jail. |
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