SPAIN\u2019S traffic police are ramping up speed checks this week in a crackdown running across the entire country \u2014 and beyond.<\/p>\n
The DGT (Direcci\u00f3n General de Tr\u00e1fico) launched the week-long campaign on Sunday April 13, with controls running until April 19 on both urban and intercity roads, with particular focus on high-risk stretches and known accident blackspots.<\/p>\n
Agents of the Traffic Division of the Guardia Civil are being supported by local police forces from municipalities that have joined the initiative.<\/p>\n
The campaign is not just a Spanish operation. It is being run simultaneously across Europe through RoadPol (European Roads Policing Network), meaning drivers in all member countries face intensified checks this week.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: WATCH: Shocking moment TV cameras stationed above road in central Spain capture mass pile-up live<\/a><\/p>\n Spain\u2019s road safety speaks for itself and record gives the authorities ample reason to act. <\/p>\n Inappropriate speed was a decisive factor in 307 fatal crashes in 2024 \u2014 a 5.5% rise on the 291 recorded the previous year. <\/p>\n It remains the third most common contributing factor in road accidents and is present in more than 20% of fatal crashes.<\/p>\n The scale of the problem is reflected in driver behaviour. Around 60% of motorists admit to exceeding speed limits on conventional roads, while nearly half do so in urban areas.<\/p>\n The consequences of speed are stark. Above 80kph, survival is practically impossible for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. At 30kph, the risk of death falls to just 5%.<\/p>\n Results from the last equivalent campaign, held between August 4 and 10 last year, illustrated just how persistent the problem is. <\/p>\n The Guardia Civil checked more than one million vehicles and issued reports against 68,662 of them \u2014 a rate of 6.7%, the highest across the last seven campaigns. <\/p>\n