Speed cameras.

Las Palmas · December 23, 2021

I do not know it this has much similarity to what is happening other places in the world, but for people driving in Spain either because of living here or on vacation this can be of some interest:

20 Dec Speed cameras that fine before and after the control zone, true or false?

in News by @applus 0 Comments Share The most common offense by Spanish drivers is speeding.

This is demonstrated by the 2.4 million penalties recorded for speed cameras on our roads last year. As we know, the DGT's way of controlling speeding is with radars, as well as other systems such as drones and helicopters with technology to measure the speed of vehicles.

Of the more than 1,400 speed cameras that the DGT has in the territory, 780 are fixed, 545 are mobile and 92 are sectional, whose location is public and can be consulted on its own website.

How do speed cameras work? Speed radars detect it thanks to a frequency system that measures the vehicle's wavelength. Thus, the higher the speed of the vehicle, the higher the frequency measured by the radar. The speed radar kinemometer activates the camera when this wave frequency exceeds the allowed limit depending on the type of road. Are there radars capable of detecting braking and acceleration?

Two common maneuvers by drivers are to brake before reaching the speed radar and then accelerate once passed.

However, the DGT cannot fine drivers if their speed is within the legal limit.

In recent days, news has appeared in certain media about speed camera systems that detect braking and acceleration before and after leaving the control zone.

However, the DGT has had to deny this news, since it has not announced the installation of this type of speed camera. In fact, there is no way to detect braking and acceleration before and after the radar, since the section radars, in this case, cannot calculate the average speed at a specific point.

DGT director Pere Navarro recalled that traffic regulations are transparent and accessible to all users, and has warned about this type of false news.

Apart from this, it should be remembered that speed cameras serve to save lives, since speeding is one of the main causes of death on the road together with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

Malc · December 23, 2021

39 minutes ago, Las Palmas said:

Apart from this, it should be remembered that speed cameras serve to save lives

and the study of them a great conundrum requiring specialist thinking skills to even understand what's going on ...... hope it's all in Spanish lingua :whistling:

Malc

LittleCasper · December 23, 2021

53 minutes ago, Las Palmas said:

I do not know it this has much similarity to what is happening other places in the world, but for people driving in Spain either because of living here or on vacation this can be of some interest:

20 Dec Speed cameras that fine before and after the control zone, true or false?

in News by @applus 0 Comments Share The most common offense by Spanish drivers is speeding.

This is demonstrated by the 2.4 million penalties recorded for speed cameras on our roads last year. As we know, the DGT's way of controlling speeding is with radars, as well as other systems such as drones and helicopters with technology to measure the speed of vehicles.

Of the more than 1,400 speed cameras that the DGT has in the territory, 780 are fixed, 545 are mobile and 92 are sectional, whose location is public and can be consulted on its own website.

How do speed cameras work? Speed radars detect it thanks to a frequency system that measures the vehicle's wavelength. Thus, the higher the speed of the vehicle, the higher the frequency measured by the radar. The speed radar kinemometer activates the camera when this wave frequency exceeds the allowed limit depending on the type of road. Are there radars capable of detecting braking and acceleration?

Two common maneuvers by drivers are to brake before reaching the speed radar and then accelerate once passed.

However, the DGT cannot fine drivers if their speed is within the legal limit.

In recent days, news has appeared in certain media about speed camera systems that detect braking and acceleration before and after leaving the control zone.

However, the DGT has had to deny this news, since it has not announced the installation of this type of speed camera. In fact, there is no way to detect braking and acceleration before and after the radar, since the section radars, in this case, cannot calculate the average speed at a specific point.

DGT director Pere Navarro recalled that traffic regulations are transparent and accessible to all users, and has warned about this type of false news.

Apart from this, it should be remembered that speed cameras serve to save lives, since speeding is one of the main causes of death on the road together with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.