The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has confirmed the installation this year of a section radar on the Cantábrico Highway (A-8), near Saltacaballo, in Castro Urdiales.
This was announced this Tuesday in Santander, in response to questions from the media, by the director of the DGT, Pere Navarro, who explained that this year the installation of 88 section radars throughout Spain and in Saltacaballo has been contracted and planned. It is one of them. All of them will be signposted.
This section radar will replace two point radars that are operational in that same area. “We are going from point radar to section radar. Section radar seems fairer to us,” said Navarro, who pointed out that at a certain point on the road “anyone can exceed the speed limit”, but if that happens along a stretch of two or three kilometers “the issue now has a little more substance.”
Navarro made this announcement in statements to the media before participating this afternoon in the ‘Drowsiness and Driving’ conference at the headquarters of the Cantabria College of Physicians.
A few months ago, the provincial head of Traffic, José Miguel Tolosa, explained last September that this section radar was “under study” and was “a possibility that was being considered” and now the director of the DGT has finally confirmed its facility.
The operation of section radars is based on infrared artificial vision cameras and fiber optic and satellite synchronization technology. This way they can accurately calculate the average speed of drivers over a given distance.
Maintaining a constant speed or less than the permitted limit throughout this journey is crucial to avoid penalties, as even driving below 50% of the established speed can result in fines for drivers, as indicated by Race. Once a violation is detected, the procedure follows a route similar to that of fixed radars: the information and captured images are sent to the DGT’s Automated Complaints Handling Center in León, where the corresponding complaint is processed and issued.
