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One of the most controversial measures is the possible creation of a bike licence.
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WITH ever increasing bike utilization rates in Spain, new guidelines for cyclists are on the cards.
The director general of the DGT (Spanish Traffic Authority), Pere Navarro, has said that new rules for how bicycles should be incorporated into daily life are being considered with corresponding fines for those who break the regulations.
One of the most controversial measures is the possible creation of a bike licence, meaning that cyclists would also have to take a test before riding on Spanish roads.
A street lane in Granada indicating the 30km/hour speed limit.FermÃn RodrÃguez
From today, the maximum speed on the majority of Spanish streets will be set at 30km/h. According to an estimate by the DGT state traffic authority, the new measure will affect between 60% and 70% of roads, although this percentage will of course vary from city to city. The measure comes after a royal decree was approved by the central government in November, and will be implemented on single-lane roads in each direction of travel. Roads that have a sidewalk at the same height will be limited to 20km/h, while those that have two or more lanes in each direction of traffic will have their speeds limited to 50km/h.
Traffic on the A-3 motorway in Spain.
The Spanish government is planning to introduce âa payment mechanismâ on the countryâs high-capacity roads beginning in 2024, according to the national recovery plan that Spain has sent to the European Commission in Brussels.
Drivers would pay to use the network of
autopistas (highways that charge a toll, although some have partially been made toll-free in recent years) and
autovÃas (high-speed motorways that are free of charge). The plan furthermore opens the door to charging a fee on other national and regional roads. So far, the Spanish government had been moving in the opposite direction, making some sections of the AP-7, AP-4 and AP-1 highways toll-free after concessions expired.
New city speed limits come into force in Spain next month. IN a bid to cut down on the number of road traffic accidents in Spain, new laws will come into
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The Asociación Nacional de Empresas del Sector de Dos Ruedas (Anesdor), an association which is formed of companies working in the two-wheeled motoring sector, along with the Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE), have launched a campaign which focusses on the use of airbags for motorcyclists.
The campaign, accompanied by the hashtag #PonteUnAirbag, aims to raise awareness among motorcycle and moped users of the advantages of wearing a vest or a jacket with an airbag.
As both RACE and Anesdor have underlined in the presentation ceremony, motorcyclists are vulnerable users in traffic and their road safety should be a “priority” on the social agenda. For this reason, the jackets with airbags have stood out, which protect the torso, vital organs, and the cervical area in the event of an accident. This campaign has had the collaboration of the general director of Traffic, Pere Navarro, the president of Dorna, the company in charge of organ