Radars capable of detecting vehicles that brake suddenly as they approach their detection zone would be tested by Spanish authorities. Its introduction is part of the said country's initiative to ease death rates on its notoriously fast highways.
Most of Spain's major highways are already littered with speed cameras, and not just the fixed and mobile types – there are also aerial ones deployed using drones! Yes, the Spanish authorities are serious about fighting speeding.
Everyone has had to brake before a checkpoint to get back to the maximum limit allowed and then perhaps accelerate again once that point has passed. The new systems aim to sanction this behavior.
To combat this, the latest system tested works by using two cameras placed a short distance apart to cover a greater travel distance. This, in turn, allows the system to record vehicle activity and record speeds between the two fixed points.
In fact, the system creates a mini-average speed detection zone capable of detecting braking efforts before passing through the first camera, as well as acceleration efforts when passing through the second.
Thus, in the vast region of Castilla and Leon, in the north of Spain, 26 new radars will be installed which will be added to the 780 fixed radars, 545 mobile and 92 sectional radars already operational in Spain.
In particular, 16 of them will be dedicated to secondary roads and will be anti-braking and so-called cascade radars.
As far as we know, the authorities will not provide indications on the positioning of these additional radars – the obligatory signage is that existing for the fixed installation – and they will also be able to carry out checks for traffic light violations .
Fines for exceeding speed limits reach up to €600 and the removal of six points from the driving license. It appears that the cities of Barcelona, Salamanca, Castellón and Ibiza will also use the new control systems.
