LISTED: The most common reasons drivers are fined in Spain over the summer including driving in flip-flops, barefoot or without a t-shirt
Motoring experts say that driving with flip-flops or without a t-shirt is not expressly forbidden, but whether we are fined depends on how the regulations are interpreted.
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Driving with flip-flops, barefoot or without a t-shirt behind the steering wheel could land drivers with fines, warns Spain’s Department of Traffic (DGT).
According to the DGT, during the summer season, safety at the wheel is relaxed and clothing or footwear not suitable for driving are often used, putting drivers at risk of breaking the law and consequently slapped with a hefty fine.
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The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, pointed out this Monday that the legal reform that limits the speed on streets with a single lane in each direction to 30 kilometres / hour “places Spain at the forefront of a global movement that, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals wants our cities to be more humane, our streets to be streets of life and for life. ”
This Tuesday, May 11, Royal Decree 970/2020, of November 10, comes into force, modifying the General Traffic Regulations (approved by Royal Decree 1428/2003, of November 21) and the General Vehicle Regulations (approved by Royal Decree 2822/1998, of December 23), and introduces various new features in the regulation of urban traffic.
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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In 2019, inappropriate speed was present in 6,049 road accidents, 8% of the total. In addition, 298 of them had fatalities, which represents 23% of all accidents. These data show that driving too fast continues to cause many casualties on the road.
The generic maximum speed limits are set out in article 48 of the General Traffic Regulations: 120 kilometres per hour on motorways and 90 on conventional roads for cars and motorcycles (the latter came into force in January 2019). For buses, trucks, and other vehicles the limits are lower.
However, as explained by the General Directorate of Roads of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA), it is not possible to travel at the maximum speed in all sections of a road. In some of them, the regulations reduce these limitations to precisely guarantee that driving and possible braking continue to be “in conditions of comfort and safety”, as stated in Technical Instruction 3