The DGT reviews the main causes behind the 1,013 road deaths on conventional roads during the past year. According to DGT data, 1,013 people lost their lives in accidents on conventional roads during 2017. This figure accounts for 77 percent of the total fatalities on interurban roads last year, when 223 fatal accidents occurred on […]
More and more accidents are being caused by distractions from using a mobile phone. To prevent them, the DGT is studying making the driver who causes an accident by using their phone at the wheel bear the costs out of their own pocket. Using a mobile phone while driving has become the main cause of […]
Distractions are one of the leading causes of accidents with casualties on our roads. These are the most common distractions while driving, and the best way to avoid them. Distractions. Every time you take your attention off the road, for whatever reason, it is as if you were driving blind: you will not be prepared […]
Acting with anticipation, decisiveness and confidence are some of the keys when it comes to overtaking correctly and safely on the road. If the vehicle being overtaken is a truck, things get a little more complicated, but you need to be clear about it. You’ve surely heard about the Duotráiler project these days, a plan […]
If you are going to travel in the coming days, here are 10 tips to make your trip as safe as possible. Driving in spring or summer involves a series of challenges that we don’t normally face the rest of the year: long journeys with a loaded vehicle, and heat. That is why preparing the […]
Did you know that fatigue is the fourth most common avoidable cause of fatal accidents on Spanish roads? With the arrival of summer, car journeys increase considerably. And with them, the number of accidents. The study “Driving Habits 2018”, produced by DUCIT, the Spanish Drivers’ Observatory, has concluded that 74% of people do not stop […]
RACE, BP and CASTROL present a study concluding that 73 % of drivers have made wrong decisions due to problems with road signage. BP, CASTROL and RACE present a study as part of the campaign #AlVolanteLoImportante, aimed at understanding the external distractions that affect us at the wheel in relation to what drivers encounter on […]
Para recuperar los puntos del carnet tienes hasta tres opciones. Descúbrelas en esta guía rápida. ¿Sabes como se recuperan los puntos del carnet de conducir? La licencia de puntos lleva funcionando más de una década en nuestro país. Desde entonces se han retirado un total de 38 millones de puntos, se han recaudado 12,3 millones […]
La DGT ha confirmado que la nueva Ley de Tráfico, Circulación de Vehículos a motor y Seguridad vial reducirá a 90 km/h el límite de velocidad en carreteras convencionales. Era un secreto a voces y la Dirección General de Tráfico lo ha confirmado en el día de hoy. Gregorio Serrano, director de la DGT, ha aprovechado la […]
Madrid City Council improvises mobility measures that contravene the main road safety criteria and put pedestrians and motorists at risk
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