Portable Warning Lights May Become Compulsory In the event of an incident or breakdown on the roads, we hopefully know the procedure to follow, donning our high visibility vest and placing one or two warning triangles protecting the vehicle, and then summoning help, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that this procedure is not enough. Whether it´s because the rules are not being followed correctly, or … Read More
Pedestrian Knocked down in Torrevieja A man, said to be 73-years-old, was knocked down and killed in Torrevieja on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at around 19:45 on Wednesday evening. An emergency medical crew attended the incident but could do nothing to save the life of the pedestrian. An incident is underway to ascertain the details. Read More
More Road Safety Challenges for 2019 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 … Read More
Valencia Region in Third Place for Road Deaths The New Year extended weekend has not passed without tragedy, and the roads have sadly played their part in changing some people’s lives, and not for the better. On Sunday, one person, a 71-year-old woman, was killed and another five were injured, three left trapped in their vehicles following a head one collision on the N-332 coastal road near to … Read More
Check your Screen Wash Levels Whatever the time of year, one part of the car receives a considerable amount of abuse, and yet it is one part that must remain clear and clean in order for it to perform its function safely, that is the windscreen. During the height of summer we find flies and bugs splattered as we drive along, park near a tree … Read More
Speed Reduction Approved and will Come Into Force Soon On 28 December, 2018, the Spanish government has approved the amendment of Article 48 of the General Circulation Regulation referring to speed limits on conventional roads with the main aim of reducing casualties through road traffic incidents and meeting the objective established in the Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020 to lower the rate of deaths in traffic incidents, which in 2017 … Read More
2019 The Year to Slow Down to Save Lives As we head full speed towards the end of 2018, one thing has become apparent, that one of the key factors for reducing road fatalities was to slow vehicles down, and so, as we head into 2019, that is precisely what the law will start to enforce. The speed on secondary roads was one matter that the Director General of … Read More
