The General Directorate of Traffic and Land Transportation (Digesett) carried out on Friday night a Operative breathalyzersimultaneously, on the avenues Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, in the National District.
Sergeant Bartolo Jiménez Báez explained that these Operations Each is performed weekendbetween Friday, Saturday and Sunday in different busy roads of the country, with the aim of preventing Traffic accidents by drivers In drunken state.
- The operation began at 9 at night.
In the Lincoln, until after 10:30 p.m., they had been verified around 150 driversof which Nine gave positive to the alcohol consumption.
In the Churchill they were analyzed more than 100 drivers and Eight were positivebeing retained immediately.
Traffic standards
According to Traffic standardsthe drivers of light vehicles They must not exceed the level of 0.25 degrees of alcohol In the test.
In the case of motorists, the limit is 0.20, while heavy vehicles and public transport They must give zero.
What happens if a driver tested?
The agents indicated that, in case of positive, the driver is subjected to Two tests: one of detection to verify that there is alcohol and another with a Alcohosensor specialized.
If you exceed the limit, it can be retained until a relative with current license Look for it or until it is determined that your condition allows you to handle.
They pointed out that the choice of drivers It is done from random form
