The DGT warns of one of the most common offenses: the fine is 500 euros

This week the official account in social networks of the DGT has warned of one of the infractions that are most frequently committed on Spanish roads, and which carries an economic fine of 500 euros and the loss of six points of the driving license. It is a question of driving without respecting the safety distance, taking into account the speed of the march and the state of the road. How to maintain the safety distance on the road? The General Directorate of Traffic has said the following: «If no the distance is maintained, in case of abrupt braking a chain collision would occur and as heavy vehicles the damage would be even more serious ”. In addition, he has attached a video to the publication in which several trucks appear without respecting the safety distance, with hardly any separation between them.As established by the current traffic regulations, the fact of not respecting the safety distance is considered driving reckless. Therefore, the fine of the DGT amounts to 500 euros, in addition to the loss of six points of the driving license. There is no exact rule to determine what the safety distance between vehicles should be. It depends largely on two factors: the speed of the march and the circumstances of the road, for example, on a highway, in which the maximum speed allowed is 120 kilometers per hour, according to the online version of the magazine of the DGT, the distance to the dry road must be 144 meters. In this way, if it is necessary to brake hard, the vehicle can be stopped without colliding with the one in front. However, if it rains and the road is wet, the safe separation must be double, 288 meters.If the distance is not maintained, in the event of sudden braking, a chain collision would occur and, being heavy vehicles, the damage would be even more serious. ➡️Reckless driving with a penalty of € 500 and 6 points The #VAR of the infractions in #highway 👉https: //t.co/gWvj0SFh8N pic.twitter.com/5BL4gw16kx – Dir. Gral. Traffic (@DGTes) May 23, 2021 2 Seconds TrickHave you heard of the Seconds Trick? Look at a certain reference that you are going to pass with the car, such as a traffic sign. Since then, it begins to count “1,001, 1,002, 1,003…”. Did you get to that reference after you said “1.002”? If so, you are keeping the proper safe distance. In situations of low visibility or in tunnels, the distance you must keep with the car in front is double (4 seconds). By practicing this simple trick, the road will be a safer place for you, and also for the rest of the drivers. What is the # appropriate safety distance? Calculate 2 seconds from when the vehicle in front of us passes a point until we pass (3 “on wet roads). # MejorMasDespacio💟 👉 https://t.co/cz8wGt0QY8 Only authorized movements. Pic.twitter.com/7MrOZncgFd – Directorate General Traffic (@DGTes) May 9, 2020