road safety at the heart of police actions
“We make sure to make drivers aware of the risks of alcohol and drugs while driving” explains, The Independent Opinion, Mickaël Bonsens, commander of the departmental road safety squadron of Haute-Garonne (EDSR31).
This Friday, December 31, forty police officers are deployed throughout the Toulouse metropolitan area, with the aim of avoiding the risks of driving after the consumption of addictive products. In addition to these reminders, agents are responsible for to distribute chemical breathalysers, delivered by the Haute-Garonne Road Safety House.
The device allows road users to self-test before getting behind the wheel. In total, 2,000 breathalyzers will be given to drivers in four different sectors of the Metropolis: at the Toulouse-Nord toll, from Saint-Gaudens, from Eaunes to Muret, and in the Labège sector.
Reinforced controls
“Every year, we have the same fears on New Year’s Eve. Even if for two years, the excesses have been less due to the health context, people still have the possibility of celebrating with family or friends, with a risk of accumulation of excessive alcohol consumption“, explains the squadron leader.
Alcohol consumption is the leading cause of fatal road accidents. She is responsible one in 3 fatal accidents, according to the figures of theInterministerial road safety observatory. Taking narcotics is responsible one in five fatal accidents.
The police officers will thus be mobilized on the Toulouse roads from the end of the afternoon, this night and tomorrow morning and They will have their checks throughout New Year’s Eve. “The objective of the action of the EDSR31 is to ensure thatas many drivers as possible can return home safe and sound, to start the year 2022 in the best possible way “, wishes Commander Mickaël Bonsens.
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