The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) detected every day 444 drivers behind the wheel after consuming alcohol anyone medicinesaccording to the results of the surveillance campaign of this violation, which took place between the 8th and 14th of this month.
As reported by DGT on Wednesday, Civil Guard Traffic Group agents checked a total of 201,938 drivers, of whom 3,105 tested positive for alcohol and/or drugs.
Despite increase in the number of controls Compared to the previous year’s campaign (48,000 more), the percentage of drivers driving under the influence of these substances remains relatively stable. In all cases, 444 drivers were detected every day behind the wheel after using alcohol and/or drugs, most (83.6%) after a preventive check and the rest for violations, accidents or the appearance of symptoms.
In the alcohol case, professional drivers, motorcyclists and novice drivers represented 3.9% of positives in this campaign, with 18, 35 and 48 cases, respectively. Of the 200,731 breathalyzer tests performed in total, 2,591 were positive. Against 262 drivers started processes and were brought to justice for either driving at a rate greater than 0.60 mg/l in air or refusing to take the test.
With regard to drugs, most of the 514 drivers who test positive for a substance do this, as usual. marijuana (69%)followed by cocaine (42%)amphetamines and methamphetamines (31%) and opioids (6%).
In addition, 12 drivers were brought to justice for driving in a traffic accident. effect of psychotropic substances or to refuse to take a drug test.
Traffic said that these campaigns “not only try to identify violators, but also warn and raise awareness Proportion of all drivers behind the wheel of a vehicle that has drunk alcohol, even if they have not been reported to exceed the maximum permissible rate.
On this occasion, more than 4,750 drivers were identified during the checks for this campaign, with rates below the maximum allowed. Of these, 4,518 were detected during preventive checks: 184 due to violations, 41 due to accident and 7 due to symptoms.