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Safely before driving. The collaboration between the Department of Safety and Traffic and Parking Association of Murcia allow starting next October for drivers to see, for free, if they exceed the allowed rate of alcohol before removing your vehicle from the parking.
For drivers of passenger cars and two-wheeled vehicles permitted blood alcohol content is 0.5 g / l in blood (0.25 mg / l in exhaled air) and truck and bus driver 0.3 g / l in blood (0 , 15 mg / l in exhaled air).
Have so far shown interest in installing a breathalyzer car parks in the Plaza de Europa. Avenida da Liberdade, Glorieta, Alfonso X, La Vega and the University, although the intention is that all municipal parking offer this service.
The aim is to enable drivers to perform a test indicative of alcohol, so be aware of the hazard of lead exceeding the rate allowed, avoiding accidents, penalties and withdrawal of points.
The Breathalyzer is a machine designed to perform breath alcohol testing, a hygienic, simple, fast and accurate.
Its operation is simple: once the driver has started expiration, the machine proceeds to the analysis of air for three seconds.
After this time, the indicator will go to tell the driver to stop exhaling and the digits represent the amount of alcohol than their non-green and red limit is above his.
In addition the machine voice message communicated by the result.
This device is easy to use because, at any time, a panel indicates instructions and a screen shows the various phases of the test.
In addition, the reliability of test results is assured since the electronic components are high precision and uses systems that can keep the breathalyzer to warm up, get rid of the remains of alcohol after each test and prevent condensation after each test.
This initiative contributes to the safety of car users who have been drinking alcohol and avoid posing a hazard to public safety.
Sobriety checkpoints and public awareness campaigns that complement the local police actions being made to ensure peace and safety of all Murcia.
From January 2010 to date, the local police has carried out 320 breath tests which examined the 1060 drivers, of which 549 were positive.
Another 13 refused to perform the test, what constitutes a crime of disobedience.
At the request of other police units out of breath tests, more tests were conducted which resulted in 167 drivers who exceeded the rate allowed and 12 refused to allow them to practice.
Therefore, the total number of crimes trained for this cause so far this year stands at 741.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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