The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (AMET) began on Wednesday, 5 April 2017, a program to make drivers and pedestrians more aware of traffic laws in order to prevent accidents during Easter Week. Easter Week is the peak of domestic travel in the country. This year it starts when classes are called off on Friday, 7 April through Sunday, 16 April. The peak travel days are Thursday and Sunday.
The program consists of signage somewhat akin to the old Burma-Shave humorous signs of yesteryear, informational pamphlets and luminescent vests for motorcyclists at different intersections along the main thoroughfares of Greater Santo Domingo.
Diego Pesqueira, the AMET spokesman, told reporters from the Diario Libre that these efforts will be extended throughout the country beginning Monday, 10 April, when the main efforts of the Holy Week accident prevention campaign will go into full force. AMET, together with other government agencies, will deploy dozens of vehicles and thousands of agents and volunteers throughout the country in an attempt to reduce the tragic loss of life that makes headlines during Easter.
6 April 2017
