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No Money To Hire More Traffic
Cops, Vice Minister Explains
The list of people who want to join the
Policía de Tránsito (traffic police) force
is long with the anticipated 400 positions
promised by the government in December 2008.
However, to date, only 80 people have been
hired and they expected to take to the
streets by the middle May, beginning their
training program last December.
The lack of financial resources is the
problem with fulfilling the promise of
hiring more traffic officials, explains
Rosaura Montero, the viceministra de
Transportes.
The viceministra say it is doubtful that the
current administration, with only weeks to
go, will be able to complete on its promise
and is possible that the hiring of officials
may stop at the 80. If fulfilling of that
promise will now fall on the shoulders of
president-elect, Laura Chinchilla, that
takes office on May 8th.
The plan with the introduction of the
reforms to the Ley de Tránsito, had been to
increase the traffic police force by 50%,
increasing the number of officials
patrolling the streets from 800 to 1200.
However, financial setbacks prevented the
massive hiring that was to have been done in
stages of 80 officials at a time.
The officials that have been hired have been
going through a series of testing and
training programs that include physical
abilities and psychological testing.
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