Costa Rica audit: Traffic Police dispatch times triple, half motorcycles out of service

Costa Rica's Comptroller General found that Traffic Police dispatch times tripled, nearly half of motorcycles were out of service, and less than 30% of road interventions targeted high-accident cantons, undermining MOPT and Cosevi road safety efforts. The audit highlights systemic operational failures, though it does not quantify the impact on accident rates. This matters as it signals governance and public-safety inefficiencies in Costa Rica's road infrastructure management.