In 2024, speed was a contributing factor in one in four fatal road accidents recorded by the national traffic authority.
To confront this, the DGT has once again expanded the monitoring devices, and deployed another 32 new speed-monitoring devices in recent weeks — including 7 fixed and 25 average-speed radars — across roads in Extremadura, Castilla y León, Madrid, Canarias, Andalucía, the Balearic Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia, and the Valencian Community.
Surveys reveal that around 60 % of Spanish drivers admit to exceeding speed limits Speed Limits on conventional roads, nearly 50 % in urban zones, and over 60 % on dual carriageways and motorways.
Since 6 July 2024, all newly registered vehicles must include the Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) system. This technology alerts drivers when approaching speed limits and can even intervene to prevent exceeding them.
The DGT’s latest speeding campaign, which was in conjunction with Roadpol, the European Traffic Police network, which took place from 4 to 10 August 2025, aimed to target both urban and interurban zones known for high risk and frequent speeding violations.
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