From Highway Patrol stated that this summer is a very significant vehicular traffic on domestic routes, mainly in the belt are on the country. As for accidents, although total numbers are unknown, as the season is underway and it is premature to conduct evaluations, it was found that negligence and poor maneuvering are key factors in this problem.
In January, counts Sunday in the tolls of Pando and Solis, show significant numbers of vehicles returning to the capital and the country's coastline. Also, the Chief Public Relations Highway Patrol, said Sergio Olivera on Fridays and Saturdays until noon, there has been a flow of between 2,000 and 2,700 cars per hour on Route Interbalnearia.
With regard to accident figures, Olivera said that if we compare the figures for January 2009 with the same month but in 2008, it averages are similar. As far as injuries on the roads is concerned, it declared that it will make a difference, because last year there were 216 against 241 in 2009. The figures also show that the same period of year, those killed in 2008 were 28, while this year, there were 23 deaths. Olivera said that while the numbers indicate a low awareness, the percentage of intervention in incidents of drunk drivers in 2008, was in the vicinity of 11%, whereas in previous years ranged between 13 and 15%. The numbers this year are not yet known.
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