There are dozens and dozens of road signs that we must respect in our driving so as not to get a ticket and contribute to road safety, but it is likely that there are certain road signs that you have never seen before, mainly due to their recent appearance. . implementation.
Although drivers know the meaning of the most common road signs limiting the speed limit or prohibiting overtaking, there are others that are very rare, and one of them reminded us of the General Directorate of Traffic.
As you can see in the DGT tweet, it’s about rectangular plate with bright orange background in which an image of a car, motorcycle and truck appears next to the speed controlled by the radar, and then at the bottom there is a distance in kilometers and two arrows in the upward direction.
This sign warns of the proximity of dangerous road sections with a high accident/death rate associated with excessive traffic. #speed .In these sections, the speed at some point can be controlled using mobile radars.👉https://t.co/PFszEKRcF2#Zero risks pic.twitter.com/WWXfj6RFIO
— CEO Traffic (@DGTes) July 31, 2022
As you comment, this sign warns of the proximity of dangerous sections of roads with a high accident rate and mortality related to speeding.
They also make it clear that there may be surprises in the form of mobile radars in these areas. At the same time, drivers are warned about these circumstances so that they reduce their speed in these dangerous areas.
The reason the DGT talks about this sign is because it is unknown to most drivers. because it is installed in 2016 and only on 300 sections of regular roads identified as dangerous. Thus, if you have never passed through these sections, you will not see this road sign either.
And the fact is that speeding is one of the contributing factors to most fatal traffic accidents, so this type of sign in certain strategic areas contributes to road safety.
Source: Computer Hoy
