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Alcohol, the effectiveness

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Alcohol Offences Detected

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Results TISPOL Operation Alcohol & Drugs 6 - 12 June 2016

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Results TISPOL Operation Alcohol & Drugs 6 - 12 June 2016

667 551 366 225 204 123 112 105 89 63 50 27 21 14 13 11 5 5 4 3 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

Drugs Offences Detected

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European Day Without A Road Death

https://projectedward.eu

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MY ROAD SAFETY PLEDGE

I Promise That I Will:

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Remind my family, friends and colleagues to take extra care on the roads.

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Put my lights on for safety.

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Drive as safely as I can and follow the rules when behind the wheel or riding a motorbike or bicycle.

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Be extra vigilant and attentive to the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, children, older people and horse riders.

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Drive at speeds that are both legal and safe.

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Carry out proper safety checks on my tyres.

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Pay particular attention when driving near schools, and where there are lots of children.

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Never drive after drinking alcohol or taking drugs/medicines that could impair safety.

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Look as far ahead as possible and not tailgate other drivers

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Always wear my seat belt and ensure that everyone with me wears theirs.

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Not use my mobile phone while driving.

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Ensuring I am not distracted by anything inside or outside the car, or inside my head.

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Set a good example to my passengers by driving calmly and safely.

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Alcohol Enforcement in Spain

Interurban fatalities Spain 1981-2016

Drug tests

43% dead drivers under the influence of

alcohol, drugs and/or psychotropic drugs.

Positive toxicology results:

El 66,91% alcohol > de 0,3 g/L

El 31,6% drugs El 26,5% psychotropic drugs

National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Science - 2015

Alcohol checks 5.071.265 Positive 74.021 % positives 1,45%

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“Traffic Police Officers in charge of Traffic Safety Surveillance could undergo different road users, acording to their implication level, in the following cases:

• Accident
• External signs or clear evidence of D.U.I. substances
• Infractions
• Preventive A/D Checks and Campaigns

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Driv Driver er´s Alcohol Alcohol & & Dr Drugs ugs Tests ests

ACCIDENT 2% INFRIGMENT 12%

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G u a r d i a C i v i l Agrupación de Tráfico PREVENTIVE CONTROL 86%

ACCIDENT INFRIGMENT PREVENTIVE CONTROL TOTAL Alcohol Checks 124.937 589.407 4.356.921 5.071.265 Positive 5.597 4.646 63.778 74.021 % positives 4,48% 0,78% 1,46% 1,45%

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Alcohol, Alcohol, cause cause-and and-effect effect relationship relationship

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250 1,000 1,750 2,500 3,250 4,000 4,750 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 110,000 2,000 2,001 2,002 2,003 2,004 2,005 2,006 2,007 2,008 2,009 2,010 2,011 2,012 2,013 2,014 2,015 ACCIDENTES FALLECIDOS

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MA MAXIMUN AL XIMUN ALCOHOL COHOL LEVEL LEVEL PERMIT PERMITTED: TED:

– General:

• > 0,5 gr/l. BAC

– Professional drivers:

• > 0,3 gr/l. BAC

– Novel drivers: (during the 2 years wich follows the date when they got the driver license)

• > 0,3 gr/l. BAC

Crimina Criminal Pr Prose secution tion: >1,2 gr/l. BAC

3 levels

HOW MUCH ALCOHOL?

Standard Commercial drivers Novice drivers Austria 0.5 0.1 0.1 Belgium 0.5 0.2 0.5 Bulgaria 0.5 0.5 0.5 Croatia 0.5 0.0 0.0 Cyprus 0.2 0.2 0.2 Czech Republic 0.0 0.0 0.0 Denmark 0.5 0.5 0.5 Estonia 0.2 0.2 0.2 Finland 0.5 0.5 0.5 France 0.5 0.5 (0.2 bus drivers) 0.2 Germany 0.5 0.0 0.0 Greece 0.5 0.2 0.2 Hungary 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ireland 0.5 0.2 0.2 Italy 0.5 0.0 0.0 Latvia 0.5 0.5 0.2 Lithuania 0.4 0.0 0.0 Luxembourg 0.5 0.2 0.2 Malta 0.8 0.8 0.8 Netherlands 0.5 0.5 0.2 Poland 0.2 0.2 0.2 Portugal 0.5 0.2 0.2 Romania 0.0 0.0 0.0 Slovakia 0.0 0.0 0.0 Slovenia 0.5 0.0 0.0 Spain 0.5 0.3 0.3 Sweden 0.2 0.2 0.2 UK 0.8 0.8 0.8 Switzerland 0.5 0.1 0.1

BAC drink driving limits Europe

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FIRST: Screening device to check if there is alcohol presence detected in the suspect offender.

Screening Breathe alcohol measurement instruments used by Guardia Civil Traffic Police Force.

The Police Officer will proceed to write down that the driver was read about his rights when following the breathe alcohol dectection test.

PROCEDURE FOR ALCOHOL TEST

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1st evidencial test: It will be performed with an evidential official and authorized ethylometer. 2nd evidencial test: In order to guarantee the driver´s rights, he/she will be offered to follow a second test, with a similar process to the first one performed, using again the same digital ethylometer.

Breathe alcohol measurement instruments used by Guardia Civil Traffic Police Force (SAFIR & DRÄGGER)

The timing between the 1st and 2nd test must be of at least 10 minutes.

PROCEDURE FOR ALCOHOL TEST

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The person following the alcohol tests has the right to demand a contrast test with a blood analysis at a Hospital or Medical Center. The expenses of this constrast test should be deposit by the involved driver,

• Positive final result: It will be used to pay de analysis.
• Negative final result: refunding the above deposit to the driver.

PROCEDURE FOR ALCOHOL TEST

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60´s Etilotest only one use

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70´s Alcometer Bench

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1985- Dräger 7110 2014- Safir Evolution Alcotest Dräger 7010 Lion 1400

New equipment for the new concept of “inte integral al pa patr trol

• l”

PATROLMEN WITH CONCENTRATION OF MOBILE TECHNICAL DEVICES

DROGOTEST LIGHT LASER SPEED CAMERA ALCOHOLMETERS

“WHEREVER THE MOTORBIKE GETS, THE ACTION OF THE EQUIPMENT FOLLOWS”

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Total Drug Test 65.169 Positive 25.669 % Positive 39,38%

Drug, offenc Drug, offences es 2016 2016

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Dräger Drugtest 5000 Alere DDS2 Drugwipe 5S

normally being used by “Traffic Accident Investigations & Reports Units” Are being used by “Traffic Department Motorcyclist”

THC OPIUM AMP MAMP COC

Drug Drug Enforcement Enforcement equiptmen equiptment

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Effectiveness

• f enforcement

in danger

APP ,s for avoiding police controls

Number of Police Controls in APP,s

Before or 15

• min. after

starting the control 15 – 40 min After starting the control More tan 40

• min. after

starting the control Not warned in APP,s TOTAL Number of Controls

12 5 4 2 23

%

52% 22% 17% 9% 100%

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Conclu Conclusions sions

• Increase alcohol controls (& drugs)
• Use of the APP,s alerting Police Controls
• Better technical means

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leandrofuentes@guardiacivil.es