- The government delegate in Cantabria, the provincial head of Traffic and the commander of the Traffic Sector of the Civil Guard have reported that the first weeks will be an awareness campaign on this pioneering measure in Spain
The Delegation of the Government of Cantabria and the Provincial Traffic Headquarters, attached to the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT), have recalled the obligation to carry in vehicles the V-16 beacon geolocatable from January 1 and have urged the population to check its homologation before acquiring it.
The government delegate in Cantabria, Pedro Casares, has appealed to drivers and professionals working on the road to incorporate this device into their vehicles, a measure that will improve road safety and that Spain is a pioneer in its implementation throughout the European Union.
Accompanied by the provincial head of Traffic, José Miguel Tolosa, and the commander of the Traffic Sector of the Civil Guard of Cantabria, Jorge Giro, Casares has detailed that the beacons approved by the DGT have a cost in the market of between 30 and 60 euros, an homologation that is important to check before its acquisition.
In this regard, it has indicated that the models and brands of V-16 approved can be consulted on the DGT website, through the link https://www.dgt.es/muevete-con-seguridad/tecnologia-e-innovacion-en-carretera/Dispositivos-de-presenalizacion-V16/
“It is necessary that they are approved so that these beacons fulfill their function, which is not only to signal the place of the accident or the incident with a vehicle but also to geolocate the exact place through the DGT 3.0 Platform,” said the representative of the State in the region.
This V-16 beacon, which must be carried in the glove compartment of the vehicles, replaces the traditional triangles. With it, the driver is prevented from having to leave the vehicle as he will simply have to activate it, lower the window and place it on the roof of the car.
CONNECTION WITH DGT 3.0
Once the device is activated, it will connect with DGT 3.0 and will emit a signal that will appear on the GPS and also on the panels of the General Direction of Traffic in case of having them on the road.
“With this pioneering measure in Spain, what we are trying to do is to avoid the deaths that in some cases we have had of people who went out to place the triangles,” insisted the delegate.
Casares has also indicated that, although this beacon will be mandatory from January 1, both the DGT and the Civil Guard will carry out an awareness campaign during the first weeks of this measure.
For his part, the provincial head of Traffic has detailed that not carrying this beacon in the vehicle will be a slight infraction (80 euros), as well as not carrying the triangles, and has insisted that this device seeks to avoid the abuses of people who go out to place the triangle and who represent between 30 and 40 deaths each year on Spanish roads.
“We avoid such accidents and gain virtual visibility, which is achieved through the browsers and the possible messaging panels that exist,” said Tolosa.