Final plans have now been set out for the special operation on the roads of Spain to ensure the safest movement of traffic for the Easter period, when 15.5 million long-distance trips are expected, 7.4% more than last year. The operation begins at 15:00 (3 p.m.) on Friday 12 April, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 22, 2019. Easter …

Welcome to the latest edition of N332 RoadWatch. You can read this edition here for free, at the end of the introduction, or if you would like to purchase and download  a PDF version, you can click the button here… Buy Now Amazon.co.uk Widgets Did you visit the Expo Torrevieja? We know thousands of people did, and we spoke to …

Once again, the N332 Road Safety Project has been nominated and shortlisted in a national award that recognises contributions to road safety. The “Ponle Freno Citizen 2019” is awarded public vote, and so we need your help to support us. Amazon.co.uk Widgets Representing N332 once again is Francisco Javier Morales, the original founder of the project group, a serving Guardia …

Once again, the Orihuela Costa Taxi Association has teamed up with N332 as part of the #chooseright campaign, reminding everyone that taking a taxi is the safer option if you´re out to enjoy yourselves. Amazon.co.uk Widgets This year´s campaign was launched in conjunction with the Cabo Roig St Patrick´s Day fiesta on the Orihuela Costa, with the event organisers themselves …

Welcome to the latest edition of N332 RoadWatch. You can read this edition here for free, at the end of the introduction, or if you would like to purchase and download  a PDF version, you can click the button here… Buy PDF We took a short break from publishing RoadWatch, which, as regular readers know, is not uncommon. We aim …

As data for 2018 is starting to emerge, it allows us to take stock of the threats and challenges that faced road safety, analyse the injury and fatality statistics, examine the strategies that have worked, and look in more detail at those which have failed, and, although we have seen an increase again in road fatalities and injuries, the situation …

For the 2019 working calendar in Spain, there are eight working days which will be considered national holidays, including two which will form a “bridge” around a weekend, as both November 1, All Saints Day , and December 6, Constitution Day, fall on a Friday, These are the national holidays of course, known as “red days”, and therefore we also …

In a meeting held this week, Barcelona has agreed to ban cars which are over 20 years old from driving on the road on working days in 40 municipalities. The move is aimed at reducing pollution, as part of the government´s strategy to reduced emissions by 30% within 15 years, and by 10% in the next 5 years. The restrictions …