This is how the camouflaged vans of the DGT look after distractions at the wheel

The

of the DGT have been circulating on Spanish roads for more than a year and have imposed fines for the

, but they were

of the autonomous body.

At the end of June it was announced that there were a total of

and that they were officially incorporated into traffic surveillance on the occasion of the start of Operation Exit from the summer holidays, but the DGT still did not show what they were like. these

.

Now, after several months of controlling the behavior of drivers and imposing sanctions, the DGT has finally shown us what camouflaged vans are like to hunt down violators and

.

It has done so with photos of one of the

that monitor traffic and participate in a new

of the dangers posed by distractions at the wheel.

"

, along with helicopters, drones and automated cameras. Today the Civil Guard Traffic Group shows us one of these vans", explains the DGT through its account official Twitter.

"Additionally,

that allow us to see the vehicle that is circulating

and, therefore, control whether inside the passenger compartment the driver is using the mobile phone or the navigator", adds the Deputy Director of Mobility from the DGT,

, in a video uploaded to the DGT Twitter account.

According to the DGT,

in traffic accidents caused by

, which is why distractions continue to be the main cause of fatal accidents.

"This year

have been imposed

and this is very worrying because it means that

, says Ordás.

According to the DGT in a statement, the

circulate like any other vehicle on the road and are added to the rest of the means used by traffic officers (

) to control distractions when steering wheel.

"Due to the dimensions of the vans, they

of the behavior of the drivers behind the wheel: use of mobile phones, navigators ...", adds the statement.

The social network

able to identify the 15 camouflaged DGT vans in July thanks to the collaboration of hundreds of drivers who were able to recognize and photograph them on the road.

According to the list compiled by SocialDrive,

(low roof) model as shown by the DGT.

Five of these Ford brand vans would be blue, another four would be silver gray, and three more would be black.

In addition, the DGT would be using

.

Mobile: the king of distractions

According to the DGT, one of the main reasons for driver distraction is the use of a mobile phone while driving.

Its use

and the risk is comparable to

.

Using the mobile phone while driving means

for a certain time in which you travel a series of meters without the driver having control of the vehicle, since your attention is focused on the mobile.

According to the latest Distractions report prepared by RACE,

(80% regularly) and 76% claim to use it without speaking, only manipulating or looking at it.

The report details that in the case of social networks,

while driving, of which 12% do so regularly.

This percentage increases to 17% among young people between 18 and 24 years old.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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