MORE ROAD SPEED TRAPS PROMISED IN 2014

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The Director General of the Spanish traffic department, María Seguí of the DGT, has appeared before a Congressional Committee to explain the budget for next year.

The first explanation was that there will not be an increase in the number of fixed camera locations, but whilst detailing intentions to sanction more drivers for using mobile phones and speeding, Seguí explained that “The evolution is towards mobile cameras that allow us to manage secondary roads more effectively”, as these are the roads where most casualties occur.

The commission spokesperson, Carlos Corcuera of the PSOE, asked about the increase in cameras, to which Seguí responded that “the network of fixed cameras is fairly well structured”, continuing to explain the intentions for the network to remain as it is.

However, with a focus on mobile radars, the obvious questions became directed towards airborne speed traps, the infamous “Pegasus” helicopter based system, which may well see a greater increase in use.

From a total of 847 million euro that the Dgt expects to receive in 2014, an increase of 0.2% on the 2013 budget, a total of 54% corresponds to taxes, whereas 45% will be obtained through fines and sanctions, meaning that the target for the Guardia Civil to take from motorists in the next year equates to nearly 400 million euro. “Our aim is the more efficient collection of penalties, preventing injustices, such as to violations by foreigners, but there is no desire or any guidelines that we require the issuing of more sanctions”, Seguí stated.

As part of the overall budget, 103 million will be dedicated to investment, an increase of 2%, which will not only create more focused awareness campaigns, part of it will fund a new national database of accidents, the purchase of more mobile radar kits, replacing existing radars, and towards the renewal of the fleet of helicopters.

The budget also includes 1.5 million euro towards research, the first time funds have been dedicated in this manner, which Seguí considers to be “a milestone in the management of the body”, as well as dedicating 450,000 euro in grants to accident associations.

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