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The norm known as the CATI law will return to the Lower House where the deputies must be aware of the changes made by the senators in the Treasury and Transportation committees.Emphasizing the need to generate a behavioral change in motorists the Chamber approved in particular the project that creates an automated treatment system for traffic violations.After a series of votes in which legislators limited the wording of the text it was ready to be reviewed by the Chamber of Deputies. In the third step it will be decided if the changes are approved otherwise a Mixed Commission would be formed.The proposal is known as the CATI law because it creates an Automated Center for the Treatment of Violations CATI. The Transportation Inspection and Automated Treatment of Traffic Violations Division is generated in the Undersecretariat of Transport of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications which will be in charge ofManage the computer and administrative system that will allow the electronic management of the treatment of infractions and the respective payments.Maintain the operation and development of the equipment systems and applications necessary for the automated processing of traffic offenses that are likely to be captured by automatic recording equipment.File and process violations against vehicle owners that are detected in contravention of the provisions of this law by the network of violation treatment devices.Define organize and publish control zones through the network of devices VOTINGWith 40 votes in favor and one abstention the congressmen approved the regulations that were unanimously supported by the Transport and Telecommunications and Finance commissions . Successive votes were then taken to support the following textIn no case may the number of devices installed or their location generate deprivation disturbance or threat to the fundamental guarantees that the Political Constitution of the Republic guarantees to all citizens especially those related to respect for and protection of private life the protection of personal data and the inviolability of the home.The technical reliability and certainty requirements that the automated devices for registering traffic offenses must comply with must be specified by means of a regulation of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications.The Undersecretariat of Transport will forward the records of the contraventions detected to the competent Local Police Court and may not grant the possibility of making the advance payment of the fine when the offense committed immediately resulted in the occurrence of a traffic accident or the production of damages to third parties.DEBATEThe president of the Transportation Commission Senator Ximena rdenes informed the norm explaining that 47 indications were presented that were reviewed and that refer to the computer system communications and notifications and the use of personal data among other aspects. The idea of the project is to reduce traffic accidents through a system that simplifies reporting violations.Meanwhile the president of the Treasury Commission Senator Juan Antonio Coloma stated that with regard to Treasury we reviewed few issues. I want to assess the improvements that were made to the project understanding that the photo radar will have a preventive meaning and the fines will be for tax benefits. Regarding financing this entails an expense of 9 thousand 500 million pesos.The Ministers of Transportation Cristbal Pineda reported that several studies indicate that only 3 out of 10000 speeding violations can be detected automation will make it possible to identify these situations. Chile is the only OECD country that performs this control manually. The goal is not to collect but to save lives.Once the voting was open the following senators took the floorMATHIAS WALKERI wanted to know if there was a report from the Supreme Court because there are matters that are dealt with that are within the jurisdiction of the Local Police Courts but they tell me that the parties were heard. It is usual that citizen concerns arise from motorists who think that the payment of the fine is arbitrary.ALFONSO DE URRESTIIt is essential that with respect to serious fines there is jurisdictional control. I see that these crimes will be dealt with at administrative headquarters and if they are appealed they will go to the Local Police Court. I want to alert about this in the history of the law. Due process must be ensured in the jurisdictional venue.FRANCISCO CHAHUANThis does not seek to infringe but to produce a change in behavior to generate greater road awareness and save lives. This project had the support of civil society such as the Emilia Foundation. The Local Police judges supported some indications that were not incorporated.IVAN FLORESThis project may be unpopular with drivers. The consequences that this law will have will force them to have a change of behavior. Five people die every day due to speeding deaths have increased by 35 in recent years. Today the control is with human resources and that makes it difficult.HENRY VAN RYSSELBERGHEThis project has nothing to do with photo radars. CATI is a system to automate violations that can be captured audiovisually. The areas where the automated devices are installed will be marked. Now Carabineros will be doomed to their own leaving control of traffic to CATI.XIMENA ORDERSToday a police officer or an inspector from the Ministry is required to infringe. With this project the infraction is automated in four cases speeding vehicle restriction use of exclusive lanes and not respecting a red light. We reviewed the comparative legislation and we saw that these systems have positive results.
