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The Local Police Department of the City of Mazarrón reports that during the next few days, Wednesday 30, Thursday October 31 and Thursday November 7, cabinet Driver Education Mazarrón Local Police will conduct briefings on a 'Child Restraint Systems' and safe behaviors for children.
These talks will take place within Postnatal classes organized by midwives for expectant and new moms, informing the local police about current legislation and the importance of driver education aimed to make our journeys safer vehicles.
Local Police Councilman, Isidro Coy, explained that "the campaign will run the above on 30 and 31 October, from 11am in the Education Classroom Maternal Health Center Mazarrón, and November 7 at the same time in the health center of Puerto de Mazarron. But this campaign is not only limited to these talks, because "during the month of November, the local police in Mazarrón will be done in collaboration with all schools the municipality, a campaign organized by the Driver Education office on the 'Use of child restraint systems in vehicles', "stated the mayor.
Local police conduct checks at the entrances and exits of schools to monitor that, when carrying children to school by car, properly used child restraint systems in accordance with current regulations of the Directorate General of Traffic ( DGT).
Coy Isidro reminded drivers' road safety regulations specify that circular prohibited under 12 located in the front seats of the vehicle, except devices used for this purpose. Exceptionally, when their height is equal to or greater than 135 cm, under 12 years old can use such a device as the adult safety belt, which are fitted with seats "
As for the rear seats of the vehicle, the council notes that "persons whose stature reaches 135 cm must use a retainer necessarily approved of its size and weight. Individuals whose height is less than 135 cm and not exceeding 150 cm, can be used interchangeably approved a retainer adapted to their size, weight or adult safety belt. "
The penalty provided for failure to use safety belts and the approved child restraint devices is 200 euros and the withdrawal of 3 points from driving.
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, requested "the collaboration of all citizens of the municipality during this campaign that no one has to be sanctioned for failing to comply with current legislation when it comes to child restraint systems in vehicles are concerned" .
To the mayor "rules is very easy to meet and to improve the safety of our children as well as ourselves who have to be the first to give an example of how important it is to respect and comply with the rules Road Safety ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón
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