From the Servei Català de Trànsit, which has the functions of the DGT in the roads of Catalonia have presented one of their new radars, in this case, thanks to These trailers seek to have a more dynamic and changing strategy.e, since they can fine at any point on the Catalan road network.
In total, the Government of Catalonia More than 1 million euros have been spent on the acquisition of these radars who are pioneers in Spain, for the moment as specified The Newspaperthe Mossos d’Escuadra already have four of them and are beginning to carry out tests on various roads in Catalonia.
What characteristics do these radar cars have?
These radars are mounted on small trailers that are positioned for a determined period of time at some point on the Catalan road network. Above all, these devices will be installed at points with a high concentration of accidents and where speeding occurs the most.
Therefore, these radar cars They can move on all roads and operate without signalingIn addition, they have energy autonomy. Likewise, a few months ago Trànsit presented a helicopter with a built-in cinemamometer, similar to the Pegasus of the DGT.
What is the operation of this helicopter going to be?
The director of the SCT, Ramón Lamiel, indicated in a recent interview on RAC 1 that this new device is going to be used to control traffic on all roads in the regionthat is, thanks to its mobility it will be able to monitor movements from the air.
Like his twins, Pegasus helicopters of the DGThas all the validations, as well as It has several cameras that allow you to capture speed violations that drivers commit in Catalonia. Finally, it should be noted that the helicopter began operations in May.
How many section speed control devices are there in Catalonia?
According to the information published on the Servei Català de Trànsit website, currently There are a total of 41 section radars installed on the roads of Catalonia. This list was recently updated with the addition of a new cinemometer on A-2.
At this amount the section radars managed by the town councils are addedlike those found in Barcelonawhere they are distributed in different parts of the city. Finally, it is important to mention that these radars are present in all Catalan provinces: 11 in Girona, 19 in Barcelona, 6 in Lleida and 5 in Tarragona.