Starting this week, the Dénia Local Police will activate mobile speed cameras on several avenues in the city with the aim of reinforcing road safety and controlling speed at strategic points.
The radars will be operational in three locations:
- Joan Fuster Avenue, with a speed limit of 40 km/h.
- Miguel Hernández Avenue, where the maximum permitted speed is 30 km/h.
- Alicante Avenue, also limited to 40 km/h.
The Dénia City Council, through the Local Police, has highlighted that these areas have been selected due to the high incidence of speeding offences, especially on long, straight stretches. These avenues have been subject to regular checks by the officers, and will now have a random mobile radar to reinforce surveillance.
Although it had initially been announced that the radars would be operational on Friday, the City Council has backtracked to give citizens time to receive this information. Control will begin on Saturday 15th and, therefore, the penalties will start.
The Councilor for Citizen Protection, Javier Scotto, has pointed out that it involves the installation of a mobile radar at random, so the measure has an exclusively preventive purpose: "The objective is not to collect revenue, but to improve safety in areas where excessive speeds have been detected that do not correspond to the urban environment." In addition, he has indicated that during the tests prior to the installation of the radars, speeds have been recorded well above the permitted limits.
They should put a couple on the Carretera de Les Marines, starting at km 5, it is a circuit for large-displacement motorcycles with free exhaust. Are they going to do something? Or are their measures going to catch parents taking their children to school?
Perhaps the police should concentrate on the amount of speed cyclists who flock to Spain in the fine weather, and clog up our roads, causing near misses and accidents. These cyclists do not have road insurance, their bicycles have no identification tags and they ride two or three side-by-side in convoys, slowing traffic to a snails pace. Why is this allowed? They should be made to pay into a fund for the victims of any accidents they have caused. as well as being held liable in law for such accidents. Further I cannot help but think they should band together and buy their own island, install roads and ride around to their hearts content, without endangering and inconveniencing those who pay to drive on Spanish roads.
Does Mr Scotto seriously expect us to believe that the reason for speed cameras is not “a source of income” out of fear he does not insult the intelligence of his citizens? If he is really concerned about safety I suggest that barriers be installed at all train crossings and that the police put an end to frequent double parking on Alicante Avenue – bad driving causes accidents?
I totally agree, Roy. Just today I had to dodge two double-parked vehicles on Avenida de Alicante. Oddly enough, the first one was at the same speed camera light as the bar on the corner, and just as I was passing it, the light turned amber. I hope they didn't report me because I was going slowly, but I don't know if it quickly turned red. Fingers crossed.
I think that's fine, but if the goal is not to raise money, non-monetary sanctions should be imposed, such as community service, NGO work, attendance at training courses, etc.