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Christmas Road Traffic Operation Begins Thursday As Spain’s DGT Introduces Special Monitoring Devices

On Thursday, 23 December, the special operation by the General Directorate of Traffic begins, with special monitoring devices in place for the Christmas holidays, and that contemplates a series of measures for the regulation, management and surveillance of traffic at the national level until 9 January 2022. This operation, for which a total of 19,530,000 …

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Buckling up is Not a Thing of the Past

The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) is launching a new media outreach campaign on the importance of wearing seat belts, at a time when indicators are showing less use. In 2020, with data on accidents that occurred on interurban roads within 24 hours, the percentage of deaths in passenger cars and vans that did not …

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Electric Scooters continue to cause conflict amongst pedestrians

The fit of electric scooters in the urban fabric continues to constitute a conflict amongst pedestrian and road users, with the increasing presence of...

Final Figures Released for lives lost in traffic accidents on Spanish roads in 2019

Last year 1,755 people lost their lives in traffic accidents, according to the final balance from the General Directorate of Traffic. This figure includes people who died on interurban and urban roads during the 30 days after the accident occurred. The number of deceased people decreased by 3% compared to 2018, although the evolution has …

DGT introduces new legislation for electric scooters

While there are an estimated 100,000 personal mobility devices in use here in Spain, many of them the fairly recent mania of electric bikes...

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