The Public Security Police (PSP), the National Republican Guard (GNR) and the National Road Safety Authority (ANSR) today warned of the importance of using safety devices on the roads with the launch of a new campaign.
The “Cinto-me Vivo” campaign will run from this Tuesday and continue until the 16th, and is part of the 2024 National Inspection Plan.
In addition to highlighting the importance of seat belts, the campaign also highlights the need to use an approved and properly adjusted helmet and child seats, which significantly reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
According to the note sent to newsrooms, the campaign will include inspection operations by the GNR and PSP “with special focus on roads and access points with high traffic flow”, as well as awareness-raising actions by the ANSR in mainland Portugal and in the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira.
The awareness and inspection calendar includes actions on Tuesday (10:00 am), on the EN114, in Évora; on Wednesday (08:00 am), on Rua Tenente Sanches Miranda, in Beja; on Thursday (08:00 am), on the EN101, in Vila Verde (Braga); on Friday (10:00 am), on Rua Cidade D'Agen, in Santarém; and on the following Monday (07:30 am), on the EN10, in Azeitão.
“In a head-on collision at 50 km/h, a driver weighing 70 kg, without a seatbelt, suffers an impact equivalent to a free fall from a third floor. The use of an approved helmet, properly fastened and adjusted, reduces the risk of death in the event of an accident by 40%. It has also been proven that the correct use of an approved child seat adapted to the child's weight reduces the risk of death by 50%”, the statement reads.
The campaign is the ninth in a plan of 12 awareness-raising and inspection actions scheduled for this year. The 2024 National Inspection Plan covers the following areas: speed, alcohol, safety accessories, mobile phones and inspection of two-wheeled motor vehicles.
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