The National Road Safety Authority (ANSR), the National Republican Guard (GNR), and the Public Security Police (PSP) will launch on Tuesday, May 7, the Road Safety Campaign “At the wheel, the mobile phone can wait”, as part of the National Enforcement Plan for 2024.
The campaign, running until May 13, “aims to alert drivers to the negative and even fatal consequences of improper use of the mobile phone while driving”, and in a joint statement, the three entities remind that “at 50 km/h, looking at the mobile phone for 3 seconds is the same as driving a distance of 42 meters with eyes closed, equivalent to a line of 10 cars”.
Using the mobile phone while driving increases the likelihood of having an accident by four times, causing an increase in reaction time to unforeseen situations.
The awareness actions of ANSR will take place in parallel with road enforcement operations by the PSP and GNR on the following days and locations:
May 7, at 09:30: IC2 – Km 33.4, Lisbon
May 8, at 15:00: Rua Coronel Armando da Silva Maçanita, Portimão
May 9, at 08:00: Almodôvar Service Area – North/South direction
May 10, at 10:00: Avenida Lino de Carvalho, Évora
May 13, at 14:00: EN18 – Km 171.100, Portalegre
