María Rivas highlights the importance of the Directorate-General for Traffic’s speed control campaign to reduce road accidents

04/08/2025

In the speed control campaign last year, 127,445 vehicles were controlled in Galicia, of which 6,586 were reported. In the province of A Coruña, the controls affected 54,404 vehicles, with 1,742 complaints filed.

“These are figures that show that, despite efforts and vigilance, much remains to be done. That is why we want to make a strong appeal for prudence. Excessive speed remains one of the main causes of accidents, and is totally avoidable,” said the deputy delegate, remembering that overspeed is behind 30% of fatal road accidents.

The subdelegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, made an appeal this morning for responsibility on the roads, warning of the dangers of excessive speed, both for those who drive and for the rest of road users. It did so when a special campaign of the General Directorate of Traffic to control the speed on the roads begins, which, starting today, will last until this Sunday, August 10. Rivas attended a control of the DGT together with the Traffic Commander, José Ángel Corral Segade, and the provincial head of Traffic of A Coruña and coordinator of the DGT in Galicia, Victoria Gómez Dobarro.

In the speed control campaign carried out last year, between 15 and 21 July, a total of 127,445 vehicles were controlled in Galicia, of which 6,586 were reported for exceeding speed limits. No case of the province of A Coruña, controls were carried out on 54,404 vehicles, with 1,742 complaints filed. “These are figures that show that, despite efforts and vigilance, much remains to be done. That is why we want to make a strong appeal for prudence. Excessive speed remains one of the main causes of accidents, and is totally avoidable,” said the deputy delegate, remembering that overspeed is behind 30% of fatal road accidents.

“From 80 km/h it is practically impossible for a person to survive an attack, while 30 km/h the risk of death is reduced to 5%. These are data that directly challenge us and that must make all citizens reflect,” said Rivas.

The deputy delegate took the opportunity to acknowledge and thank the Directorate General of Traffic for its work, both of the Civil Traffic Guard and of the technical staff, stressing that during this campaign, all available human and material resources will be used to guarantee safety on the roads, with a total of 150 agents.

Rivas concluded by reaffirming the Government’s commitment to the fight against road accidents with the aim of reducing as much as possible the number of accidents related to speed, in a context in which around 60% of drivers in Spain recognise driving above speed limits on conventional roads, almost 50% do so in urban areas and more than 60% on motorways and motorways.