400 Vehicles Detained,
12.000 Traffic Tickets
Issued So Far This Month
The Policía de Tránsito
(traffic police) has
been kept busy this
month, as part of the
its director, Germán
Marín's call for a hard
line on drinking and
reckless drivers.
So far this month the
Policía de Tránsito has
confiscated 400
vehicles, storing them
in their lots waiting
for the government to
get back to work next
week so that their
owners can pay the fines
and costs to retrieve
them.
Forty vehicles alone
were confiscated last
December 26 during the
"Tope Nacional - the
annual horse parade in
downtown San José -
where drinking is a
traditional part of the
event and Costa Ricans
continue the tradition
of getting behind the
wheel after drinking.
In addition to the
confiscated vehicles,
Tránsito officials have
issued some 12.000
traffic tickets during
the month of December.
The Policía de Tránsito
will be out in full
force on all major
routes, concentrating on
the roads that lead from
the beaches and resorts
to San José.
Spot checks during day
and night have been
common throughout the
Metropolitan Area (San
José), as more than 750
Tránsito officials have
been keeping a vigilant
eye on drivers.
Major roadblocks, where
all traffic along the
road is stopped, have
been reported in routes
to Atenas, Orotina,
Quepos, Naranjo, Grecia
and Guapiles. Traffic
heading south to Perez
Zeledon has also been
controlled by the
Policía de Tránsito.
Policía de Tránsito
director Marín was firm
at the beginning of the
month that his officers
will be out day and
night in the fight
against drunk driving
mainly, confiscating
drivers licenses and
vehicles and controlling
speeding and careless
drivers.
Tránsito officials have
been and will continue
to make their presence
known on the major
routes to and from San
José. |
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