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To mark the start of the school year, the Directorate General of Traffic, DGT, has launched a year, the special campaign on the control and awareness of the use of child restraints and seat belt which has joined the city of Jumilla.
Coinciding with the start of the school year, increase with smaller displacement, thereby Traffic remembers those parents have the obligation to bring them sitting with the appropriate child restraint systems.
The DGT estimated 43% of children traveling with incorrectly child restraints and 37% do it without them.
As highlighted Marina García, Councillor for Public Safety, "proper use reduces by 75% the risk of injury in an accident," also recalls that "the mandatory use of seat belts or child restraints for drivers and occupants of vehicles when driving on any road, is largely governed by the laws in force, and failure is classified as a serious offense and punishable with fines of $ 200 and loss of 3 points in the case of drivers. "
For a week the agents the Traffic Civil Guard, along with the local police in Jumilla, will intensify controls both the suburban environment, and urban roads to ensure that all vehicle occupants do a correct use of the device.
According to the DGT, last year, 4 of the 20 children under 12 car deaths and van traveled without child restraint system, so ensure that no child loses his life because it was not properly seated in a chair suitable for weight and height, is one of the objectives of the Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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