The subdelegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, called to lift the foot of the accelerator and respect the speed limits to avoid risks on the roads of the province. It did so in the presentation of the speed control campaign, which from today and until next Sunday, 13th, will develop the General Directorate of Traffic with the support of the Civil Traffic Guard and the municipal police of the municipalities that join the initiative.
María Rivas, who was accompanied by the Provincial Head of Traffic, Victoria Gómez and the head of the Traffic subsector of the Civil Guard in A Coruña, Commander José Ángel Corral, explained that this campaign will have a special impact on conventional roads (those that have only one lane in each direction) and urban roads.
The subdelegate recalled that excessive speed is a factor behind one in three fatal accidents that occur and that, the difference in alcohol or the use of the belt, is not as assimilated as a risk factor among the driving people, “that is why it is so necessary to raise awareness of the close relationship between inadequate speed and accidents.”
In order to achieve greater scope, the DGT will have the support of the different local police of the municipalities in its field of action to extend its range of action, “a very important collaboration to unify the message of respect to the limits of speed established regardless of the road through which it circulates,” said Rivas.
The campaign will be coordinated by the provincial traffic headquarters and will use the maximum possible means, with the notification, when possible, of the existence of controls through the variable signage panels and on the alphanumeric screens of the vehicles of the Traffic Group located in the vicinity.
Last year’s special campaign
During the seven days of the surveillance and speed control campaign launched by the General Directorate of Traffic between 15 and 21 April 2024, the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard carried out checks on 38,578 vehicles in the province of A Coruña, in which 1,573 people were offended and, therefore, denounced for overspeed.