Speed cameras on highways and roads are a type of tool to better control traffic and safety. The fact is that many drivers will view these mechanisms as a nightmare rather than a safety feature. assistance in the field of road safety.
The increase in the number of radars of all types on Spanish roads means that it must be understood that the criteria for standards are defined by the authorities. With this, it is very important to highlight the limits when drivers exceed 120 km/h.
Speed limits set by traffic
Many drivers are well aware of the limits established by Traffic, but few know that the speed cameras will not automatically activate as soon as we exceed this restrictive standard by small margins.
Let’s think that the rule of five and seven maintains that radars will have a margin of error which will allow them to tolerate certain excesses before triggering the alert.
Let’s imagine that fixed speed cameras will tolerate exceeding 5 km/h in areas where a speed limit of less than 100 km/h will be defined.
In areas where there are limits above 100 km/h An excess of 5% compared to the margin set as a limit will be allowed.
In the case of mobile road radars, these margins will be greater. When speeds are below 100 km/h, a tolerance of 7 km/h will be established, but when speeds are above 100 km/h, the margin will be 7%.
In this context, you should know that on a conventional road where there is a limit of 90 km/hthe radar will not activate when the car reaches 91 km/h.
We believe that the defined limits must be exceeded and this will be considered a violation of the rules that the DGT will define, so it is possible that it will be considered an offense in this sense.
Excessive speed, one of the main evils
As studies say, among the most important causes of death, road accidents are the most important speed.
Although this may seem like a fundamental reason well known to everyone, the truth is that the speeds established at the legal level continue to be exceeded.
What the DGT has done is to consider safety on Spanish roads as a maintenance measure. Installing radars at different points. Data from the DGT indicates that in our country there are 780 fixed radars and 1,325 mobile radars.
These devices aim to verify compliance with the safety criteria defined by drivers when driving.
In this sense, even if roads and highways have specific speed limits, speed cameras issue an alert when drivers exceed these limits. Think about the tolerance margins that were defined in the rule of 5 and 7 based on the 2020 ministerial decree.
Fines
If the speed camera operator commits an offense for excessive speed, he or she may be liable to a fine. The type of sanction This will depend on the seriousness of the offense..
Typically, fines for speeding vary between one hundred euros and six hundred euros. In serious cases, it is possible that a loss of two or even six points may be noted on the license.
THE application of these measures by Traffic What it aims to do is strengthen safety levels, both on roads and highways. Let us not forget that the most important objective is to encourage drivers to adopt a responsible attitude while driving.
We talked about the attitude that vehicle drivers should adopt, especially when traveling on expressways, and not just out of fear of violations that might occur.
Radars exist and will continue to exist
Although many people have a certain obsession with them, the truth is that those who believe that they will disappear one day are wrong, quite the contrary, because the number in this sense will increase, both in number and in detection capabilities of the excess. speed.
Advances such as Artificial intelligence We are sure that we will see them as soon as possible and with that new radars will arrive.
We hope that everything we’ve discussed will help you have a little more clarity on all things speed camera related.
