The Last Busy Weekend of Summer 2018 As summer 2018 is about to come to a close, this weekend marks the last busy weekends on the roads. Starting at 15:00 on Friday, the DGT is preparing for an estimated 4.2 million journeys by road this weekend, in a special operation that will run until midnight on Sunday. Operation “Retorno del Verano” will see most of the remaining … Read More
Five Drones will Patrol the Roads this Summer The Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) has announced that as part of this year´s special summer traffic monitoring operation, they will have five drones watching the roads from the air, in addition to the usual fleet of helicopters, planes and ground patrols. Spain´s Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, made the announcement this week as he explained the additional plans put in … Read More
Come and Meet us at the International Expo Spain This weekend, members of the N332 and RoadWatch teams will be attending the International Expo Spain on the Orihuela Costa. The event is taking place from Friday 15 until Sunday 17 Of June at the Arrocería El Sarmiento, just off the N-332 main road, between Punta Prima and La Zenia. You can find out more information about the event on … Read More
Guardia Civil Exhibition in Torrevieja This Sunday, Torrevieja (Alicante) will play host to an exhibition by the Guardia Civil, where you will be ale to meet some of the officers who work in the area, and explore some of the vehicles and equipment used in their daily activities. The event will take place in the port area of the town on Sunday 20th may. … Read More
The N332 Team will be in Guardamar on Monday On Monday the 29th of January, members of the N332 team will be giving a presentation on road traffic law at the Marjal Guardamar Camping Resort in Guardamar, just off the N332 main road (location map at the bottom of this article. The talk will cover various parts of traffic law, and will be presented by a representative of both … Read More
Safety on the School Bus Every day, 230,000 students use buses to go to and from school, and with around 17,000 buses (some 40% of the entire private fleet) used as dedicated transport vehicles on the school run. Generally speaking, using a bus for school transport is a safe means of travel. Last year there were no fatalities among users of this type of vehicle, … Read More
Focus on Conventional Roads this Week All this week, the Guardia Civil traffic department will be leading a focus campaign monitoring conventional roads for traffic infractions and dangerous activities, in an attempt to raise awareness of the fact that 7 out of every 10 traffic related deaths occur on this type of road. The campaign will run until Sunday the 29th of October, and will be … Read More
