Although it may seem otherwise, our country is not the one that exerts the greatest pressure on all drivers due to authority. In this case, we can discuss whether In Spain there are about two thousand one hundred radarsin other countries like Italy there are a little over eleven thousand or in Russia they have eighteen thousand.
What really catches our attention is the large number of radars present for each kilometer of road. Thus, if we stick to the countries of the European Union only, our country comes out on top of the ranking with 22 radars per thousand kilometersmany of which are dedicated solely to speed control.
Spain ranks tenth in the European ranking, as it has three radars every thousand kilometres of road.
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It’s not just radars, the DGT and the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard have many tools for better control of offenders and traffic.
In addition, they have in the fleet a series of helicopters equipped with devices such as Pegasus, drones and more than six thousand vehicles.
Among them, we can highlight about twenty camouflaged vans, some trucks and many private cars, it is said that there could be two hundred, without any markings almost undetectable for the drivers.
camouflaged motorcycles
Although for two years now we have been talking about motorcycles to identify road offenders, the truth is that the General Directorate of Traffic has brought them back to the present.
From the DGT, its general director, Father Navarrocommented that since the summer there would be camouflaged motorcycles patrolling the road, so that the motorcyclist who was next to another could possibly be a civil guard.
This was to happen on weekends in the most conflict-ridden areas, in order to put an end to the raids on animals.
Camouflaged cars: how to recognize them
THE RAE teaches us that the word camouflage comes from the French camoufler and means, among other things, “to disguise by giving something the appearance of something else.”
These camouflaged vehicles of the Traffic Group belonging to the Civil Guard are camouflaged in order to go unnoticed.
The truth is that much has been written about how to distinguish these vehicles, vans or even trucks, but there is nothing certain about it.
What is true is that there are a series of tricks that have become viral on social networks for its detection.
Vans: Among the most abundant models we can mention the Ford Transit, the Fiat Scudo or the Renault Master. There are some DGT agents in official uniform and on the license plates we can see the initials PGC, “Mobile Park of the Civil Guard”.
Cars: Drivers who stop for committing some kind of imprudence on the road alert us that there are cars more used by the Civil Guard such as the Alfa Romeo Stelvio or the Seat Exeo.
Likewise, they will point out that these cars have tinted windows and that on their dashboard or side windows they have a large volume device that will correspond to the mobile radar.
The trick that social media says is the last one is the inscriptionbecause if you look at it, when it does not have a license plate holder, the classic plastic frame that many dealers usually place around the plate, it could be a camouflaged Civil Guard car.
The need for camouflage
The camouflaged vehicles of the Civil Guard did not appear yesterday, since They have been with us for many years and they are very useful when you want to detect drivers who do not respect the traffic rules.
For all this, it is important to take into account compliance with road safety rules when you do not want to find yourself “caught” or fined.
He number of camouflaged carsYes, we cannot say that it has increased dramatically in recent years, but they are still important elements in being able to detect the incriminated vehicles.
Conclusions
As you have seen, it is best to respect road safety regulations, as well as pay attention to models and small details such as the license plate holder.
The important thing is that this type of measure is very useful, because it has a deterrent effect on many drivers, although in any case we see how much speed limits continue to be violated or illegal behavior is practiced on our roads.
So you know, you can’t say we didn’t warn you.
