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Semana
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Semana Santa With Less
Deaths on the Roads
This year, with the effort of
the Transit Police, less people died on the roads than last year. A
total of eight persons died in traffic accidents compared to 15 in
Semana Santa of 2004.
Transit police attribute the lower number of deaths to their hard work
and effort to reduce speeding and dringking and driving.
Police roadblocks were posted at strategic and random points during the
entire week, but more concentrated for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Areas just south of the toll booth in Naranjo, Santa Cruz in Liberia and
El Guarco (Guapiles) forced drivers to drive through a road block of
more than a dozen Transit officials at each location. Along the major
highways, smaller roadblocks and police posts made their presence
visible.
In the Naranzjo and Santa Cruz blocks, traffic backed up as police
ensured that every driver was at least greeted. Drivers and their
vehicles who seemed to be under the influence of alcohol or the vehicle
did not appear safe, were pulled to the side of the road and issued
tickets or the vehicel impounded.
In Puntarenas, near Caldera, the chief of Transit police was bitten by a
angry driver when he was told that his vehicle would be impounded when
the man failed the road breathelyzer test and the ensuing scuffle that
took several other Transit officials to subdue the man and place him
under arrest.
In addition to Transit police, the Red Cross and Fuerza Publica set up
road posts to remind drivers to go slowly and offer their assistance to
those in need.
During the operation more than 750 Transit officials were on hand with
radar speed control points, just simply parked on the side of the road
and cruising the highways, making their presence very visible.
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