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Congestion decreased on the first day of the new rotation in the city of São Paulo. According to measurements made for the Traffic Engineering Company (CET), the capital of São Paulo had a 1 kilometer bottleneck peak at 8:30 am on Monday (11). Last Monday (4), there were 11 kilometers of congestion in the city between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Slowness also decreased: today it was 11 kilometers between 8 am and 9 am. Last Monday, the city slowed 21 kilometers at the same time.
However, the city said it had to put 489 of the 600 additional buses distributed throughout the city into circulation to avoid overcrowding on public transportation as a result of the new rotation.
Vehicle rotation has been suspended in São Paulo since March, when quarantine began due to the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus. However, on Friday (7), the mayor of São Paulo, Bruno Covas, announced the return and expansion of the restriction of vehicles that circulate in the city as an action to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the city.
The restriction was generally valid for one day of the week for each vehicle. In the new scheme, even-numbered vehicles can only drive on even days of the month. Vehicles with odd end plates, on odd days.
Unlike normal rotation, the restriction also applies on weekends and throughout the day, not only during peak hours, but also in the existing system. Therefore, each vehicle can operate every other day. On May 31, both end plates will launch to work.
Cars that do not comply with the new rules will be evaluated according to the Brazilian Traffic Code, with the loss of four points on the National Driver’s License (CNH) and the payment of a fine of R $ 130.16.
Essential services
For professionals who provide services considered essential, such as funeral services, security services, press professionals and mainly in the health area, the city has created a communication channel, where they will register to be able to circulate in the city, independently of the number The registration number of your vehicle. As published in the Saturday edition (9) of official diary, professionals exempt from rotation, according to Decree No. 59.283 / 20, must make a request forr email.
Taxis and public transport vehicles can operate normally, any day of the week. However, application controllers must respect the new rotation.
The restriction on the movement of vehicles excludes the fire and rescue services, the police, surveillance vehicles and traffic operations, as well as ambulances. Winch and motorcycle services are also exempt.
