Summer Roads Are Shared Roads
Spain’s roads are busiest during the summer. Discover why patience, courtesy and understanding other road users are key to making every journey safer and more enjoyable.
Spain’s roads are busiest during the summer. Discover why patience, courtesy and understanding other road users are key to making every journey safer and more enjoyable.
Spain leads the European Road Safety Charter with 25% of all registered entities, as FESVIAL and government ministries unite in Madrid to boost road safety education and workplace accident prevention.
In July, the new regulations for obtaining the class “A” motorcycle licence in Span been in force, with important new features.
Urban traffic fatalities in Spain fell by 6 % in 2024. Despite fewer deaths, vulnerable road users remain disproportionately affected, and nearly a third of fatalities occurred without mandatory safety equipment.
In 2024, 286 motorcyclists died in 278 fatal accidents on intercity roads, contributing to a total of 2,385 motorcyclist fatalities over the last decade. The DGT highlights that motorcycle accidents are complex due to factors like rider vulnerability, reduced visibility, environmental influences (rain, wind, road surfaces), and other drivers’ errors.
There have been many different trials in Spain, and other countries, of road markings,…