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Tránsito Crackdown On Illegal Parking In
Downtown San José
Cracking down on the illegal parking of
vehicles in the downtown core of San José is
the the focus of the Policía de Tránsito
(traffic police), a problem that contributes
to the congestion problems of the city.
In a single day yesterday, Tránsitos five
242 drivers ¢5.000 colones for illegal
parking and towed away three vehicles to the
Tránsito impound lot when the vehicles
owners where no where to be found.
The main focus of Thursday's crackdown
centred on Avenida Segunda in the heart of
San José.
The ministerio de Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT) hopes to reduce
congestion on the downtown streets from
illegal parking. Rosaura Montero, vice-ministra
de Transportes said "what we want is for
drivers to respect the laws".
Germán Marín, director of the Policía de
Tránsito, said that his officials are also
measuring noise levals and contamination
caused by the vehicles.
Marín said that five drivers were fined
¢10.000 each and had their license plates
confiscated for exceeding noise levels. The
low fine is seen by most as just a nuisance
and not a deterrance. However, the
confiscation of plates of towing of a
vehicle to the impound lots can be a
nightmare, especially for the owner of the
vehicle, who is the only authorized to
retrieve the plates or vehicles, and is not
necessarily the driver.
In addition to the illegal parking, noise
and contamination levels, Tránsitos also
kept an eye on restricted license plates. On
Thursdays all vehicles with the license
plates ending in 7 and 8 are restricted from
circulating in the downtown San José between
7am and 7pm.
Marín and Montero were emphatic that the
crackdown will continue for some time.
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