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The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) starts the third phase of the special Christmas device, corresponding to the Reyes Bridge, starting at three o'clock this Friday, which will conclude midnight on Monday, January 6 and in which 4.1 million road trips are expected.

This operation aims to facilitate the mobility and fluidity of traffic, as well as to ensure road safety on roads, access to tourist and mountain areas and large urban centers, where massive displacements of vehicles are foreseen, the DGT reported.

Within the framework of this special operation, which includes 19.8 million trips throughout the holiday period, there have been registered, since its inception at three in the afternoon of December 20 and until midnight on Sunday 29, 37 dead in the 34 fatal accidents that have occurred so far on Spanish roads, according to data provided by the DGT.

To carry out the device, officials and specialized technical personnel will be deployed serving the Traffic Management Centers, available agents of the Civil Guard Traffic Group and employees of road conservation companies, as well as road owners and emergency services personnel.

Likewise, Traffic will intensify the preventive controls of alcohol and drugs and will use cameras on the road to monitor the use of the mobile behind the wheel and the belt, as well as fixed and mobile radars to monitor compliance with speed limits.

During these dates, camouflaged vehicles will also be implemented that will circulate on the roads to monitor that traffic regulations and helicopters and drones that will do so from the air are met.

To avoid accidents, the DGT recommends that travelers drive more slowly, pay special attention on short journeys, when leaving highways and highways and when entering conventional roads.

Other simple gestures that can prevent accidents are not driving when you have drunk, turning off your mobile or putting it in car mode, wearing a seat belt and children in your child restraint system, and stop every two hours on long journeys to rest.

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