Spain cracks down on dangerous drivers

Spain cracks down on dangerous drivers
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By h.b. - Jul 23, 2010 - 6:48 AM
The public is asked to report those seen driving too agressively

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Spain is going to crack down on road rage drivers with the prosecutors’ office chasing drivers who, for example, drive too close and aggressively to the car in front. Those caught could face as long as two years in prison, although as an alternative they could find their vehicles impounded.

The coordinating prosecutor from Seguridad Vial, Bartolomé Vargas, said such drivers’ actions will be considered as dangerous driving. He said they produce ‘pressure and hostility’ in other drivers who also see a ‘psychological change’. They generate serious risks of a loss of control of their vehicle.

Vargas called on drivers to collaborate and denounce such drivers to the authorities. He said that they should be called what they are ‘stalkers’ some of whom continue until they force the other driver off the road or cause an accident.

Meanwhile it has been revealed that as many as 25% of tested drivers were positive for drugs. The really high rate shows the seriousness of the problem, which has led to 135,000 sentences in 36 months.

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