Tag: Driving
100 Road Deaths in January
During the month of January, 87 fatal accidents have been recorded on the roads of Spain, in which 100 people have died, 27 more than in the same month of 2019. To find a similar figure, you have to go back to January 2012, when 102 people died. This increase in the accident rate has …
The post 100 Road Deaths in January first appeared on N332.es - Driving In Spain.Warning to Spectacle and Contact Lens Wearers about Driving and Road Hypnosis
The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT), which warns about the dangers of ‘road hypnosis’, has issued a warning for all those drivers who use glasses or contact lenses while driving. According to Elena Valdés, medical advisor to the DGT, there are a number of tips to apply while driving if you have visual defects. If …
The post Warning to Spectacle Wearers first appeared on N332.es - Driving In Spain.Over 200 Valencian Drivers taken to Court in December
Risky Riding
Speeding (29.3%), alcohol consumption (17.4%) and drugs (10.2%) are the risk factors that most influence a fatal motorcycle accident. As well as not wearing the helmet correctly – wearing an inadequate size, not fastening it, or adjusting it correctly -, which causes 6% of deaths in motorcyclists and 29% in moped drivers. These are the …
The post Risky Riding first appeared on N332.es - Driving In Spain.Spain to introduce New Speed Limits in May
At the end of 2020, the DGT published a broad reform of the Traffic Law that aimed to improve the road safety on national highways. A series of changes that were approved shortly after, but are gradually coming into effect. This will happen with one of the most profound changes: these are the three new …
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