The Government of the City of Buenos Aires will control traffic violations such as the use of cell phones, the lack of seat belts and improper turns as of next February with the use of traffic camerasThey officially reported this Tuesday.
According to the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works of CABA, this measure “It will improve transparency in the inspection procedure, that will have the photographic record of each fault”.
Nowadays, speeding and red light crossings are electronically monitored.
On this same point, With the current camera system, the use of cell phones at the wheel, seat belts and improper turns will be monitored. They specified from the Buenos Aires transport portfolio.
“Driving without a belt or looking at your cell phone are serious traffic violations, which can be fatal. For this reason, starting next month, we are going to monitor these behaviors with the more than 200 cameras distributed throughout the City, whose location is already marked. We trust that by increasing controls, we will reduce these dangerous behaviors,” said Felipe Miguel, Buenos Aires chief of staff.
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For his part, Manuela López Menéndez, Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of the City of Buenos Aires, remarked that “any distraction or misconduct at the wheel can cause a fatality and, in turn, puts the life of an entire family on pause. That is why, thanks to electronic control, we continue to deepen the controls in a more efficient way so that drivers become aware and put these bad driving habits aside.”
According to the latest annual report on fatalities presented by the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works, During 2021, 96 people died as a result of a road accident in the City of Buenos Aires.
In this sense, from the portfolio of Transportation of the City of Buenos Aires indicated that 6 out of 10 fatal accidents were due to speeding, while 3 out of 10 fatal accidents involved red light violations.
“According to the Ministry of Transport and Public Works of CABA, this measure “will improve transparency in the inspection procedure, which will have a photographic record of each fault”
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In relation to the cell phone at the wheel, compared to previous years, There was an almost triple increase in drivers using cell phones while driving: When a driver looks at the cell phone for 3 seconds at 40 kilometers per hour, he travels 33 meters blindly.
For his part, Seat belt use by all vehicle occupants dropped from 68.5% in 2019 to 63.8% in 2021.
About the value of violations, speeding can range from $4,086 to $233,480 (the equivalent of 70 to 4,000 fixed units), red light violation: from $17,511 to $87,555 (300 to 1,500 UF).
For his part, Cell phone use can range from $7,571 to $15,142 (100 to 200 UF), while not wearing a seat belt is equivalent to a fine of $7,571 (100 UF), the same amount as the wrongful transfer: $7,571 (100 UF).
