PSOE councilor José Zapata reports that traffic fines complaints rose from 487 557 in the first quarter of 2012 to 2.6 million euros in the same period this year, a fivefold the number of sanctions that have been set by ordinance violations circulation.
"It is not possible so exaggerated increase noncompliance with driving rules and if this is due to changes in areas of agents, it is not possible previously through lato were so many violations".
The socialist mayor requested information to the Security council on 9 May to see these figures for traffic fines in both quarters of 2012 and 2013, but a week later has not yet received a response.
In addition, Zapata notes that generalized comments that you hear local police officers refer to being rewarding most those cops are fining more.
For the Socialist Group is clear that something strange is going on.
So, remember that agents Zapata work longer hours, worse, with less days off, with more pressure on the social situation there on the street, the average age of the workforce is more advanced, with no job convene out in the last five years, there are fewer cops, not covered attrition through retirement or death and that it tries to compensate with longer working hours.
While, for example, districts thefts continue to rise.
Despite seeing worsened working conditions, the Socialist councilor commended the actions of local police for their commitment, for example, as we noted in the regulation of traffic during the weekend festival held on SOS 4.8, especially who participated in the search for young deceased fell into the river Segura.
Not be so exaggerated increase of breach of traffic rules insists the PSOE mayor - who says that "everything seems to point to an excessive desire for raising the PP has no qualms about bum to residents of the municipality building on any means possible: rising fees and public and making them fined 500 per 100 more than were fined. "
Source: PSOE Murcia