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10TH - 16TH DECEMBER 2019 - EDITION 817
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Police to increase alcohol and drugs tests this week x
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In a bid to clamp down on drink driving and driving under the influence of drugs, traffic police will be carrying out more than 25,000 checks every day this week in light of the number of Christmas lunches and dinners that people will be celebrating. During this week 10th - 15th December officers from the Guardia Civil will be setting up check points on different types of roads and at all different times of the day and night in order to limit the number of intoxicated drivers on the roads. In order to increase road safety this Christmas in the nation's towns too, the DGT has invited the local councils of all towns with more than 25,000 inhabitants to join the campaign by setting up checks in their towns. Last year 346 town councils took part, carrying out a total of more than 50,000
drugs and alcohol tests. Driving under the influence of either drugs or alcohol causes a third of all fatal road traffic accidents on Spanish roads. In fact, 19 percent of road traffic deaths last year could be attributed to illegal drug consumption, and 66 percent of drivers killed on the roads were found to have three or more times the legal limit
of alcohol in their blood. The Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) stresses that the consumption of alcohol not only increases the probability of having an accident, but also implies a greater risk of that accident being either fatal or causing severe injuries.
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