Speeding is a serious problem on the roads and the DGT spares no effort to avoid it: radar controls, helicopters and drones are some of the means that Traffic uses to prosecute those who violate the rules and step on the accelerator more than allowed .
Some of these markings are little known to drivers, such as the green stripes painted on some conventional roads. Its use was born -as the DGT explains in its magazine ‘Seguidad vial’- in 2016, taking advantage of the experiences carried out in Sweden and the Netherlands, where it was shown that colored markings generate in drivers the sensation of narrowing the lane to induce them to moderate your speed. It is intended that the road user identifies and associates these indications with sections of controlled speed roads.
These lines are accompanied by vertical informative signs -panels- that repeatedly remind drivers that they are on a road with specially controlled speed.
The green stripes are preferably painted on roads with a single carriageway and two-way traffic, which are in good condition and have long straight lines, a width that ranges between 3 and 3.5 meters and horizontal curves. wide radius.
The section radars -frequently marked with these green lines- have been operational since 2010, are installed on motorways, dual carriageways and conventional roads and can be several kilometers long. To warn drivers of the proximity of a section of controlled speed, it is signaled in advance with the corresponding panel.
Video.
What is a section radar and how it works.
Consult the official list of radars published by the DGT and updated. You can use the search engine to select and filter those in each province.
You can also locate it on the map.
Amount of fines for speeding
Fines for speeding range from 100 to 600 euros and can mean the loss of up to 6 points from the license. When the limit is exceeded by 60 km/h on urban roads or by 80 km/h on interurban roads, it is considered a crime against road safety. In this case, the Penal Code is applied, which punishes drivers with prison terms, a fine or work for the benefit of the community, and also with the withdrawal of the driving license.
Speeding is a serious problem on the roads and the DGT spares no effort to avoid it: radar controls, helicopters and drones are some of the means that Traffic uses to prosecute those who violate the rules and step on the accelerator more than allowed .
Some of these markings are little known to drivers, such as the green stripes painted on some conventional roads. Its use was born -as the DGT explains in its magazine ‘Seguidad vial’- in 2016, taking advantage of the experiences carried out in Sweden and the Netherlands, where it was shown that colored markings generate in drivers the sensation of narrowing the lane to induce them to moderate your speed. It is intended that the road user identifies and associates these indications with sections of controlled speed roads.
These lines are accompanied by vertical informative signs -panels- that repeatedly remind drivers that they are on a road with specially controlled speed.
The green stripes are preferably painted on roads with a single carriageway and two-way traffic, which are in good condition and have long straight lines, a width that ranges between 3 and 3.5 meters and horizontal curves. wide radius.
The section radars -frequently marked with these green lines- have been operational since 2010, are installed on motorways, dual carriageways and conventional roads and can be several kilometers long. To warn drivers of the proximity of a section of controlled speed, it is signaled in advance with the corresponding panel.
Video.
What is a section radar and how it works.
Consult the official list of radars published by the DGT and updated. You can use the search engine to select and filter those in each province.
You can also locate it on the map.
Amount of fines for speeding
Fines for speeding range from 100 to 600 euros and can mean the loss of up to 6 points from the license. When the limit is exceeded by 60 km/h on urban roads or by 80 km/h on interurban roads, it is considered a crime against road safety. In this case, the Penal Code is applied, which punishes drivers with prison terms, a fine or work for the benefit of the community, and also with the withdrawal of the driving license.
