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The Department of Safety has developed the General Traffic Safety Plan for the holidays which aims to control the traffic in the malls of the city and ensure security in the various parades and events planned, among which the Santa Claus, the Christmas Fantasy, the San Silvestre Murcia and the Three Kings

Local police has mobile units that focus their performance in the preferred pathways with particular attention to:

- Regular and expedite traffic on roads that are under construction.

- Avoid double rows of vehicles.

- Ensure that disabled areas are respected.

- Avoid stops and bus parking areas and taxis.

- Control of parking areas for loading and unloading.

- Ensure that sidewalks and pedestrian areas are respected.

This General Plan Traffic by developing business in Christmas and Reyes 2013-2014 mean an increase of 34 compared to the regular service agents already given on Saturdays and holidays with open shops, reaching 130 staff assigned to this service.

Of these, 60 agents of the Polyvalent Groups and bikers are responsible for road safety dynamics of preferential pathways attention and traffic police will be on fixed points of special interest to maintain the flow in the same, while 70 agents take care of traffic on the same tasks as motorists, but this time, in non-preferential pathways in their respective areas.

Furthermore, depending on the intensity of the movement, this plan will include traffic control points established sequentially, in which the driver will continuously watching agents along your route, in order to provide vehicles maximum ease of movement.

Moreover it has scheduled a special traffic plan parades and Three Kings.

Of note is the primary focus and collaboration to be provided to certain events with impact on traffic, such as the following:

II · Christmas Race City Murcia: on December 22, at 11:00 am, with the following itinerary: Walk Lieutenant Flomesta, New Bridge, Volunteers Square, Avenida Infante Don Juan Manuel, Avda Mayor Jorge Palacios, Paseo de Garay, Red Cross Square, Lieutenant Flomesta Paseo Bridge Miguel Caballero, Avda Rio Segura, Square volunteers and is repeated here from the 1st round.

· Grand Parade of Father Frost: on December 24th, at 12:00 pm, with the following schedule: Square Apostles, C / Isidoro de la Cierva, C / Alejandro Séiquer, Plaza de Santo Domingo, Gran Vía Alfonso X El Sabio (in both directions, with turn confluence with Avda Gutiérrez Mellado) and C / Santa Clara.

· Christmas Fantasy Parade: 25 and 26 December from 18:00, with the following route: Square Apostles Belluga Square, C / Salzillo, Square Amores Hernández, C / Tatters, Square Santo Domingo, Gran Vía Alfonso X the Wise (in both directions, with turn confluence with Gutiérrez Mellado Avenue) and ending in C / Santa Clara, so please private traffic circular refrain by these routes within hours of parades.

· Race "San Silvestre - Murcia": on December 31, at 16.00, with the following schedule: Sculptor Salzillo Gran Vía, Martínez Tornel Square, Old Bridge, Avda Canalejas, C / Eagle Hernández, Avda Rio Segura, Avenida Infante D.

Juan Manuel, Puente Fica 180 º, Avenida Infante D.

Juan Manuel right turn, left turn Bridge Hospital, Paseo de Garay in the opposite direction to traffic, Red Cross Square 180 º, Paseo de Garay in the opposite direction to traffic turning left, Ronda Garay, C / Obispo Frutos, Avda Rector José Loustau left turn, C / Greco left turn, C / New Door, C / Santo Cristo right turn, C / de La Merced left turn, C / Alejandro Seiquer, C / Isidore of right turn Doe, C / Apostles Square Apostles, Plaza Cardenal Belluga, C / San Patricio left turn with meta Gran Vía Dagger housed.

· Cavalcade of Magi, on January 5, 2014, at 18:30, with the following itinerary: Walk Marqués de Corvera, González Conde Square, Alameda de Colón, Avenida de Canalejas, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza Martínez Tornel Sculptor Salzillo Gran Vía, Avenida de la Constitución, Plaza Circular (outside), Gran Vía Alfonso X El Sabio (Jesus Maria sidewalk) arrival to Gutiérrez Mellado Avda.

However, despite the interest and efforts of the local police in achieving normal traffic, it would not be possible if it had not been developed with the support and cooperation of citizens, so are some simple tips:

- Forward as much as possible Christmas shopping done by avoiding the last days.

- Always respect the instructions of the traffic control agents.

- Use public transportation, pursuing a better traffic flow.

- Wear helmet on motorcycles and mopeds to minimize the severity of injuries in an accident.

- Use public parking, avoiding violations and traffic difficulties.

- Do not drink alcohol if driving and respect speed limits and other signs, increasing road safety.

This particular device also includes a specific security plan and that Christmas dates increases very significantly the commercial activity in the city, producing significant concentrations of people in relatively small areas.

The purpose of this plan is to increase the security and normal life of society, strengthening the service with uniformed patrols that monitor the commercial area of ​​the city, with special emphasis on the control of street trading and preventing violations of municipal regulations, and other antisocial behaviors.

Also, on New Years Eve service will be strengthened in the Plaza de Santo Domingo, both from the point of view of traffic in the vicinity and the public safety.

Similarly, the local police will be present in the vicinity of the church of El Carmen on the occasion of the bells and lucky grapes which are already traditional in that place.

This plan has been primarily assigned Public Safety Panel composed of 50 policemen, complemented by effective Neighbourhood Police and Public Safety, to patrol assigned areas on foot.

These officers shall serve at the same time that the commercial activity, covering every day, weekdays and weekends:

Weekdays:

Morning: 10:00 to 14:00.

Afternoon: from 16:30 to 21:30 hours.

Holidays:

Morning: 10:00 to 15:00.

Afternoons: 16:30 to 21:30 ..

Preference will tour areas are Plaza de Santo Domingo, Alfonso X the Wise and nearby Plaza Romea, Silverware, Tatters and nearby Gran Vía (Fuensanta Square and environs) and Barrio del Carmen

Shall also be taken into account especially places where events scheduled in the Christmas and Magi, like the Plaza Romea develop, Plaza Santo Domingo, Belluga Square ...

DATA LAST CAMPAIGN: CHRISTMAS 2012

The most relevant data of last season are:

People identified: 560

Arrests made 3

Grounds for detention: violation of the Aliens Act in property theft, assault, robbery and fraud.

Complaints of unauthorized hawking 4

Allegations of drug use or possession in public 10

Reports of alcohol consumption on the road: 100

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia