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Present since 1999, when there was even a stir due to the lack of supply,
the warning triangles
used to signal that we have been stopped with the car,
their days are numbered.
Yesterday, the Council of Ministers approved that the warning signal, technically called V-16, becomes a beacon that is placed on the roof of the vehicle.
And, although it will not be mandatory until 2026 (in principle, 2024 was discussed), the DGT will already allow its use as of July 1.
He has announced it through Twitter and is collected by the Traffic magazine that he publishes.
Since 2019, 32 deaths when getting out of the car
The new V-16 light is a flashing beacon that emits orange flashes and
must be placed in the highest part of the vehicle to guarantee maximum visibility.
The advantage over the triangles, which will disappear definitively in 2026, is that it is not necessary to get out of the car, avoiding the risk of being run over.
In addition, it can also be used by all motorcycles.
In fact, according to Jorge Ordás, general deputy director of Mobility Management and Technology of the DGT, the removal of the triangles responds to the high number of fatal accidents that occur when drivers leave the vehicles to place or collect them after suffering a breakdown or mishap.
Not counting Catalonia and the Basque Country, from 2019 to January 31 of this year, 32 people have died for this reason.
With geopositioning or not
In addition to the flashes they emit, the new lights may have a geolocation system that, once activated,
sends the location of the stopped vehicle to the DGT 3.0 cloud every 100 seconds, so that this information reaches other drivers
and roadside services. roadside assistance.
However, if despite having placed it, we need to get out of the vehicle, the recommendation is to do so if there is a safe place off the road and always on the opposite side to the flow of traffic.
Otherwise, we will wait for assistance inside the vehicle with the seat belt on.
The DGT will prepare a list of devices
The Royal Royal Decree 159/2021, which regulates the assistance services on public roads and which has been published today in the BOE, contains the technical characteristics of these lights.
For example, they must be viewed within a 360 degree radius and be operational in temperatures between -10 and 50 degrees Celsius.
In addition, the device will work with a battery that lasts at least 18 months,
although those that are powered connected to the car will also be allowed.
Regarding the connectivity of those models that are geolocated,
this functionality must be autonomous, without depending on mobile applications or other similar ones, and the cost of the messages that are sent must be included in the price and guaranteed for at least 12 years.
Although it has now been regulated on this issue, in Spain there are brands that have been selling these products since 2016, in the case of Help Flash, with prices between 25 euros (the basic model) and 35 euros for the connected one, although you can find more on Amazon cheap.
In addition, they are also marketed in large supermarkets and fast garage chains,
although none are as cheap as the one offered by Aldi supermarkets, from 9.99 euros and with the corresponding approval.
In any case, the DGT will
draw up a list of the brands and models of V-16 devices
that comply with everything established;
and will be published at the address http://www.dgt.es/v16.
A website that, for the moment, does not exist.
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