July arrives and, with the sixth month of the year, the First Operation Summer Exit. Thousands of drivers will take advantage of their first stretch of vacation, or the weekend, to go on a trip to coastal and/or rural destinations. A day that translates into a large number of road trips.
The Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), as every year, places special emphasis on increasing road control and safety. For this reason, it will intensify its work with radars, as an essential instrument that forces drivers to adjust their speed at all times. According to data from the DGT, Of the 2,100 devices, 1,300 are mobile radars and about 800 are static..
Last May, the director of the organization, Pere Navarro, reported on the work for the implementation of the construction radars. We are working with mobile radars to place them in places with works and put them to 60 km/hwith a large sign announcing that the speed on the construction section. They will not be the only ones to be installed on Spanish roads.
The speed at which vehicles travel on secondary roads will also be monitored. According to information provided by The Reasonin traverses and areas where the speed limit is lower than the standard, these will be installed in a location prior to the signals that indicate the maximum speed allowed on that road. Controls by the authorities will increase during this summer.
Dynamic controls as a novelty
In addition to controlling speed, they also allow monitoring of other behaviors and infractions that drivers may commit, including mobile phone use and alcohol and/or drug consumption, so that they can be sanctioned. Regarding the controls, what stands out as new are the dynamicwith which Cars can be stopped at any time and place.
Also added is the reduction of the blood alcohol level proposal for novice and professional drivers, at 0.20 g/l of blood and 0.10 mg/l of exhaled airUnlike the announced measures, this one is still in the public hearing phase before going to the Council of Ministers.
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