As you well know, in terms of road safety, the General Directorate of Road Traffic has developed new rules, set new fines and set new deadlines. And carrying a mobile phone in your hand is something that will be fiercely pursued.
The new Road Traffic and Road Safety Act, which came into force on March 21, brings with it more work for so-called radars than the DGT. used to monitor mobile phone usage. Radars are badly named because they are not; These are surveillance cameras, 225 in total, which record violating drivers.
These cameras are not new, but were installed at the gates of the roads at one time to monitor those who were not properly fastened in the car (what now costs 200 euros and a loss of 4 points).
As reminded by Autobild, the penalty for using a mobile phone while driving, which previously amounted to three points on the rights and 200 euros, It has now increased to six points but retained the economic penalty.
The wording of the legal text has also been changed so that not only is the use of a mobile phone sanctioned, the fine is only imposed for carrying the device in one’s hands.
In total, DGT operates 225 fixed surveillance cameras. They are located both on secondary roads (60%) and on motorways (40%). and those responsible for its operation and management ensure that they are placed at mileage points where there are more fatal crashes who were not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
The distribution shows that Seville is the province with the most surveillance cameras on the roads (20 in total); followed by Malaga and Zaragoza (both 14 each); and A Coruña and Cadiz (13). Madrid has only 8; the same as Asturias. Pontevedra; while Badajoz, Ávila, Teruel, Soria and Palencia have only one chamber in their entire territory.
As you can see, in Seville they have a record number of cameras: 20, and in the whole region of Murcia there are hardly 3.. So, you know, nothing distracts while driving, and the mobile remains in your pocket.
Source: Computer Hoy
