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04-04-2012, 02:40 PM
The Emergency Operations Center (COE) announced the start of the Easter Week operation on Thursday, 5 April at 2pm. The initiative, which brings together 35,082 members from the Presidency, the Armed Forces, Police, First Lady's Office, AMET, Civil Defense, Red Cross, Firefighters and OMSA will conclude on Sunday, 8 April at 10pm. The participants in the effort to keep tragic incidents low will be based at 2,512 first aid stations nationwide, most located at vacation sites and along their highway and road accesses. The Police will be especially looking to reduce drunk driving and motorcyclists driving without helmets.
In a related measure, the Ministry of Public Works has opened up four tollbooths throughout the country and prohibited heavy vehicles from being on the roads during Easter Week. Those tollbooths that will not be charging are on the Duarte, 6 November, Sanchez and Las Americas highways, from midday Thursday 5 April until 6pm on Friday 6. The decision is taken to speed up traffic flow through the tollbooths.
Drivers will still have to pay to travel on the northeast highway from Santo Domingo to Samana and the one from Nagua to Sanchez as both are operated by concessions.
Heavy vehicles are banned from traveling on the roads from midday Thursday 5 April until 10pm Sunday 8 April, in at attempt to prevent accidents. The ban excludes vehicles transporting perishable food and fuel.
The effort is made to increase safety of hundreds of thousands that leave their homes in cities to vacation with family and friends. According to statistics from the Emergency Operations Center (COE), at least 2,516 people have been affected during Easter Week over the last five years.
This total includes 181 deaths, 90% of which were caused by traffic accidents. 292 of the reported incidents involved cases of alcohol poisoning, 125 food poisoning cases, 40 drowning incidents and 69 people run over.
The provinces with the highest number of accidents were Santo Domingo, Santiago, La Vega, Monsenor Nouel, La Altagracia, Peravia and Barahona, most of which have beaches and swimming areas.
The number of deaths decreased from 2007 to 2011, with the exception of 2009 when an increase was registered with 56 deaths. There were 32 deaths in 2010, and the peak number of deaths was 56 in 2005 and 2009.
Read more on the Easter Week Operation and preventive measures suggestions at www.coe.gov.do (http://www.coe.gov.do)
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In a related measure, the Ministry of Public Works has opened up four tollbooths throughout the country and prohibited heavy vehicles from being on the roads during Easter Week. Those tollbooths that will not be charging are on the Duarte, 6 November, Sanchez and Las Americas highways, from midday Thursday 5 April until 6pm on Friday 6. The decision is taken to speed up traffic flow through the tollbooths.
Drivers will still have to pay to travel on the northeast highway from Santo Domingo to Samana and the one from Nagua to Sanchez as both are operated by concessions.
Heavy vehicles are banned from traveling on the roads from midday Thursday 5 April until 10pm Sunday 8 April, in at attempt to prevent accidents. The ban excludes vehicles transporting perishable food and fuel.
The effort is made to increase safety of hundreds of thousands that leave their homes in cities to vacation with family and friends. According to statistics from the Emergency Operations Center (COE), at least 2,516 people have been affected during Easter Week over the last five years.
This total includes 181 deaths, 90% of which were caused by traffic accidents. 292 of the reported incidents involved cases of alcohol poisoning, 125 food poisoning cases, 40 drowning incidents and 69 people run over.
The provinces with the highest number of accidents were Santo Domingo, Santiago, La Vega, Monsenor Nouel, La Altagracia, Peravia and Barahona, most of which have beaches and swimming areas.
The number of deaths decreased from 2007 to 2011, with the exception of 2009 when an increase was registered with 56 deaths. There were 32 deaths in 2010, and the peak number of deaths was 56 in 2005 and 2009.
Read more on the Easter Week Operation and preventive measures suggestions at www.coe.gov.do (http://www.coe.gov.do)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)