Portal de Cartagena

www.portaldecartagena.com

• Home
• Business
• Hotels
• Restaurants
• News
• Advertisement

The driver who drives a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or narcotics can be punished with the withdrawal of the driving license and imprisonment if any |

The Local Police of Cartagena will carry out in collaboration with the General Direction of Traffic a campaign of surveillance and control of the alcohol and drugs during the driving from the 5 to the 11 of June in the municipal term of Cartagena.

Alcohol is present as a concurrent or triggering factor in one third of fatal accidents.

Their presence in driving depending on their rate, multiplies between 2 and 15 times the risk of an accident.

The only safe rate is 0.0%.

It is not only related to a higher accident rate, but also has a higher mortality rate, as it is a factor associated with a worse prognosis in the injuries suffered.

Driving after consumption of psychoactive substances is a frequent occurrence in Spain.

Apart from alcohol, almost 15% of drivers drive after having consumed some substance (drugs of abuse) that can affect the ability for safe driving.

Cannabis (THC) and cocaine are the two most frequently encountered substances.

The Road Safety Law is very strict regarding the consumption of narcotic drugs, so it prohibits driving with the presence of drugs in the body, although are excluded the substances that are used under prescription facultative and for therapeutic purposes.

The Penal Code provides for drivers driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages, toxic drugs, narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, imprisonment for three to six months, a fine of six to twelve months or works for the benefit of the community of thirty-one To ninety days, and, in any case, deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and mopeds for a time exceeding one and up to four years.

The Law on Road Safety, the General Circulation Regulation and the Penal Code establish the rules applicable to the maximum and generic limits of alcohol allowed during driving, where non-compliance with these rules is classified as a serious or very serious violation, Driving license and prison sentence in your case.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena