ROADPOL Safety Days: What Drivers in Spain Need to Know
Between 16 and 22 September, traffic enforcement authorities across Europe will take part in the annual ROADPOL Safety Days.
Between 16 and 22 September, traffic enforcement authorities across Europe will take part in the annual ROADPOL Safety Days.
As the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) urges member states to intensify enforcement of lower urban and rural speed limits, Spain’s traffic authorities are deploying more radars and section controls.
Walking, cycling or taking the school bus gives children opportunities to learn road safety every day. Parents teach those lessons not just through instructions, but through the example they set.
When school starts, drivers encounter more children, school buses and unpredictable movement around roads. The safest approach is to slow down, anticipate what might happen and remember that the driver controls the vehicle capable of causing the greatest harm.
Spain recorded 240 road deaths this summer amid record travel, prompting the Interior Ministry to push forward new plans to lower the legal blood alcohol limit to 0.2 g/l.
With summer mobility operations concluding, the Guardia Civil reports high compliance with Spain’s mandatory connected V-16 beacons. We examine how roadside reliance on the devices is cutting pedestrian casualties and feeding real-time hazard data into the DGT 3.0 network.