Capellades and Transit renew agreement to improve road safety

The agreement includes controls for speeding, drink-driving, and drug use to reduce accidents.

Generic image of a police speed control device in front of a municipal building.
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Generic image of a police speed control device in front of a municipal building.

The Capellades City Council has renewed its framework agreement with the Servei Català de Trànsit to enhance road safety in the municipality, with specific accords for speed, alcohol, and drug substance controls.

The agreement establishes a collaboration framework where the Servei Català de Trànsit will provide assistance in safety matters to the Capellades City Council. In addition to the framework agreement, three specific accords have been signed to address speed, alcohol levels, and the detection of drug substances on urban roads.
Regarding speed, the agreement involves monitoring and controlling speeding to prevent accidents. For this purpose, the Servei Català de Trànsit will temporarily lend a speed detection device to the Capellades Local Police.
Concerning alcohol tests, a breathalyzer and the necessary disposable materials will be temporarily provided to conduct these checks, aiming to reduce accident rates.
Finally, a specific agreement for drug substance detection has been approved, including the provision of a detection kit for the Local Police to use in their controls.
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"Because on the one hand they serve to equip our police with the professional material used in these matters, and on the other hand, we achieve the objective that both the Servei Català de Trànsit and we from the City Council pursue, which is none other than to minimize accidents on Capellades' roads by directly addressing the three factors that, according to studies, are most present when an accident occurs: high speed, alcohol, or drug substances."

Marta Rodríguez · Councillor for Governance
Based on information from the official source: Ajuntament de Capellades (12/11/2026)