At the DGT, we continue to focus on reducing road accidents. In addition to the new traffic radars and another series of additional measures, the organization is firmly committed to strengthening its catalog of signals
The whole thing will include about four hundred different types. Each one has different colors, which will be a great help to make it easy to understand them at a glance.
These signs, which can be horizontal or vertical, communicate important information to pedestrians and drivers, in a way that indicates rules, directions or warnings.
There are different ones, which warn of the risks that may exist on the road, as well as the regulations that they will establish. obligations or prohibitionsas well as informative, which will provide data on services and destinations.
Respecting these signs is essential
Respecting this type of signage is important to prevent accidents and facilitate mobility, which ultimately makes the roads much safer for everyone.
We are talking about a very complex system because each has a fairly clear goal.
For this reason, any modification or innovation will have a significant impact on drivers, who will need to understand and pay attention to the highway code.
In this sense, we have been able to observe in recent weeks a new signal on the French road networkwhich is not yet in our country, but it is recommended to know it.
Learn more about the signal
We are talking about a sign that has a speed limit, where instead of being red, the border here becomes green. They are considered a recommendation, so they are not mandatory, but it is the speed that is recommended for safety reasons.
The signs do nothing other than indicate the speed to be respected for the maintaining safety on a specific section of the roadbut they are not going to impose a limit that must be respected under the risk of sanction.
Let’s imagine that they will be accompanied by an equivalent red sign establishing a speed limit.
Here, if placed next to a speed limit sign with a red edge, the the red border will prevail over the green border.
Therefore, if we are on a highway, where the speed limit is set at eighty kilometers per hour, so that next to it we are faced with a green curb sign that recommends that we travel sixty kilometers per hour, we can travel eighty of them, without exceeding this speed so as not to expose ourselves to a penalty.
However, remember to go with caution, because if it is recommended to go at a lower speed, it is for good reason.
News at the General Directorate of Traffic
It must be clear that times are advancing and road signs must adapt to these times. Here it is essential to know all the new things that we can see on our road network.
We can’t just talk about green border signs, there are many others that have appeared recently to suit new solutions that can be found today.
Recently, markings called “dragon’s teeth” have been added to Spanish roads, which have a similar function to “speed bumps”, which indicate that the driver should travel at a lower speed.
Likewise, other signs recently put in place are the green and pink stripes, their aim is to ensure that cyclists, pedestrians and electric scooter users They will be able to travel without endangering their safety or that of other road users.
In addition, the DGT will also continue to work on the modernization of traffic lights, so that they are included. new technologies, in the case of light or digital technologieswhich have the power to impose themselves in real time on different traffic and weather conditions.
We will see how these types of new signals are produced and how drivers receive them, because all this undoubtedly involves a series of important changes that must be taken into account in an important way.
The main thing is to know them and give them the value they deserve, since ultimately their mission is to help us be able to travel on the road network.
