Operation on holiday supervises the use of seat belts
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The Federal Highway Police unleashed Operation Nossa Senhora Aparecida between midnight on Friday (09) until midnight Monday (12). Besides the usual increase in surveillance on long weekends, the PRF will pay special attention to the use of seat belts for bus passengers and occupants of passenger cars, including those in the rear, as well as guidance on the use of seat for children.
According to the Brazilian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SBOT) in a survey of young people, found that 74% of respondents never use seat belts in the back seat, and 15% were from time to time.
Only 11% said they always wore seat belt when traveling ago. Already on buses, less than 3% of users comply with the use of protective equipment fell by 75% the chance of injury or death in an accident with the bus.
The seat belt is not only required for bus or minibus manufactured before 1 January 1999, or those in which passengers may travel on foot.
To address the transportation of children safely, federal highway police deliver a booklet that was developed together with the Office for the Investigation of Missing Children (Sicride).
The brochure talks about the documents needed to travel with children, and the right way to transport them. Guidance on the use of chairs and special seating is a preparation for the mandatory use, from the end of May 2010.
The Federal Highway Police will restrict the movement of vehicles with excessive width, length or height. With the measure, in peak hours, the absence of these large vehicles will improve trafficability and reduce the risk of accidents involving cars.
Studies show that PRF in 2007 in Parana of 3162 accidents involving injuries, 26% (834) and accidents with fatalities - 109 of 279 registered - involving lorries.
These accidents, although they represent less than one third of the total, accounted for 40% of the 348 deaths that year. Another number indicates that 62% of 138 deaths occurred on roads with simple clues. Of these 86 deaths, 85 resulted from collisions of large vehicles with cars or motorcycles.
The driver caught contravening the restrictions will be placed in Article 187 of the Brazilian Traffic Code, which provides for a fine of R$ 85,14, four points in the portfolio, plus the deduction until the end of the period of prohibition.
Source: Paraná Online
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