Holding the mobile phone in your hand while driving is still the most common offence among distracting driving behaviors, as reflected in the results of the latest special surveillance and control campaign developed by the Directorate-General for Traffic.
Between the 5th and 11th of this month, the agents of the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard filed a total of 9,245 complaints for distractions at the wheel, of which 3,816 (42.3%) were for improper use of the mobile phone, an infraction that entails the loss of six points of the driving license.
During the campaign week, 8,584 checks were carried out and 422,927 vehicles were checked, of which 9,126 were reported for various distraction-related offences. After improper use of the mobile, driving with helmets or headphones connected to sound players, with 441 complaints, and buckling the seat belt while driving, with 421, were placed as the most sanctioned behaviors.
There were also 257 complaints for reading at the wheel, 136 for searching for objects with the vehicle in motion, 112 for distracting with the occupants of the vehicle, 83 for driving while eating and 29 for smoking. In addition, 49 complaints were filed for improper use of navigation systems and 70 for use of other communication systems. Finally, 1,839 complaints were due to other types of distractions while driving.
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
The preventive controls carried out during the campaign also made it possible to detect behaviors related to the consumption of substances. Specifically, 1,061 drivers were reported for the addition of driving with alcohol rates higher than allowed, in addition to incurring some distraction, and 931 tested positive on drugs.