Totana Local Police adheres to the special campaign of the Directorate General of Traffic on Seat Belt and Child Restraint Systems (CRS) which will take place from 9 to 15 September
The use of approved restraint systems, seat belt and SRI, as reported by the DGT, has been demonstrated as the road safety system simpler, cost-effective and efficient in all types of roads and paths.
Although in 2012, relative to the previous year, both sanctioned for failure to wear a seat belt, as the points behind this cause, has been reduced by 13%, it is necessary to insist on the use belt as this measure reduces by half the risk of death in an accident.
One of the objectives of the Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020, notes the Traffic Department, is "to ensure that no child loses his life because it was not properly seated in a chair suitable for their weight and height."
A child without adequate fastening fivefold the possibility of death or serious injury.
Given that the number of users of passenger deaths in urban areas is about twice that for the same reasons deceased road and the fact that drivers start the acquisition of habits and customs in the urban environment, is particularly participation interest Totana Local Police in this campaign.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Foto: archivo Totana.com