The Directorate General of Traffic has to its credit more than 500 mobile radars on which it only reveals the stretch of road on which they may be located. A number that does not stop increasing: in 2020 we learned that they were expanding the workforce with seventy new devices and now, through Servimediawe have known that another fourteen will arrive. The objective? As always, watch the speed on the roads with a special focus on the most dangerous ones.
This Thursday, in the Official State Gazette (BOE) the announcement of the tender of the General Directorate of Traffic for the supply of these new dynamic radars was published. In one of the sheets there is the number, fourteen, and the data that is most attention-grabbing: the budget, which is 975,000 euros.
The new devices will go to the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard. Among the functions of the armed institute is the control of the speed of vehicles. The DGT also aims to expand Controls, above all, on secondary roads: it should be remembered that, in 2022, 73% of the 1,145 fatalities were recorded in accidents that occurred on this type of road. We are talking about three out of four losses.
69,642.86 euros each radar
Traffic wants the Civil Guard to have the appropriate means to control speed in the most effective way possible and for this it has decided to expand its staff of mobile radars. The expected cost of each unit amounts to 69,642.86 euros and must include the following elements: sensor, camera, processor unit, flash system, mechanical fasteners, tripod and tablet computer.
These devices must be able to be used in static and dynamic mode, that is to say, they will be installed both on tripods or stationary vehicles and on moving patrols. This last feature is especially beneficial on roads with a high concentration of vehicles, such as motorways or dual carriageways, because placing these devices is sometimes complicated or dangerous. In addition, they emphasize that they will be the ideal complement for the cinemometers installed in cabins or porticos.
They will also monitor those who respect the limits
It is not the only quality of the fourteen new radars. They will also be able to detect the presence of vehicles in both directions of traffic, both simultaneously and individually: are capable of spanning up to six lanes and to identify the lane in which the vehicle being measured is traveling, even if more than one appears in the photograph. In addition, it will classify them between light and heavy, since depending on the type, they must respect different maximum speed limits.
Finally, it should be noted that these devices They will also measure the speed of all users who circulate on the monitored road: also that of those who do not exceed the established limit.