The new rules and fines of the DGT that come into force tomorrow

• Reform There will be a mandatory minimum of classes to present the theory of the driving license

• Report One of every four fixed speed cameras is in Catalonia

• Fraud Cheating in the exams of the card: this is also what the mask is for

Starting tomorrow, Monday

, if you get behind the wheel, keep in mind that the reform of the

will already be in force .

This is the great project of the

during the current mandate of

His arrival, in fact, occurs at a rather delicate moment, since the return to normality has brought with it an upturn in accidents

The modifications that now come into force

, including

And it places special emphasis on minors.

PERMISSION FOR POINTS

This card model, taken from the French model, was launched in 2006 and, given the signs of exhaustion that have been shown in recent years, it has been renewed to toughen the treatment of some offences.

For example:

• Driving while holding the mobile in your hand

  (it is not even necessary to handle it) will subtract

  six points

  (for the current three).

  The financial amount of the sanction remains at

  200 euros

  .

  Since 2016, distractions are the first cause of fatal accidents and are present in 31% of them.

• Not wearing the

  belt

  , the

  helmet

  and other safety elements such as

  child seats

  increases the number of

  points

  that will be lost

  from three to

  four .

  One in four deaths in cars or vans on the road was not wearing a seat belt.

• Putting at risk, hindering or overtaking

  cyclists

  on a road

  without maintaining a safety distance of

  at least 1.5 meters will lose

  six points (previously four).

• The term without committing infractions to recover the initial balance of 12 points is unified in two years,

  provided that not all of them have been lost.

  In the latter case, you will have to go through a recovery course.

  Until the approval of the reform of the law, this period varied depending on the seriousness of the infraction committed.

• Driving vehicles that have radar detection mechanisms or speedometers

  will subtract three points, even if they are not used.

  The installation of an inhibitor was already punished with six points and a fine of 6,000 euros, while the person responsible for having placed the device can be fined between 3,000 and 20,000 euros.

Tests of the theory test of the driver's license

INFRACTIONS

In terms of infractions,

(

):

• Using unauthorized intercom devices in exams to obtain or retrieve a

  driver's license

  .

• Throw objects on the road

  that could cause

  fires

  or

  accidents.

  In addition, six points will be lost from the card.

• Failure to comply with the rules on assistance

  on public roads and on the use of anti-start breathalyzers.

Serious

(

) are considered:

• Stopping

  or

  parking

  in

  lanes

  or

  bike lanes

• Carry radar or speedometer detection mechanisms

  in the vehicle

  .

  In other words, just having them is enough.

• Driving with the

  license suspended

  as a precautionary measure

• That

  motorcyclists

  or

  cyclists

  use the

  mobile phone

  holding it with one hand or adjusting it between the head and the helmet.

And they become

(

):

• Failure to comply with the

  obligation to be "at all times" in a position

  to control the vehicle.

• That

  cyclists

  fail to comply

  with road safety regulations

  that are not serious or very serious.

A dangerous maneuver

NOT AT 20 KM/H EXTRA

For decades, in Spain it has been allowed to exceed the limit on conventional roads (those with only one lane in each direction of travel) by 20 km/h

.

Now, that margin disappears in what is, without a doubt, the most controversial measure of the reform.

The DGT, the victims' associations and experts such as those from the Fesvial foundation defend it arguing that

For their part, the clubs, automobile associations and other experts wanted to maintain it and present studies such as the one that states that overtaking will be much more dangerous since it will take three times as long and they will travel up to 120 meters more when overtaking a truck that drive at 90 km/h.

In addition, both parties admit that

Time will give and take away reasons.

Traffic has assured that it will evaluate the data of the first year, although that does not mean that it is going to back down: they say that it is a short time for it and that, if they have taken it forward, it is so that it stays.

SCOOTERS, CYCLISTS AND MOTORCYCLES

On the other hand, the law will oblige users of personal mobility vehicles to wear

,

and other pedestrian areas, and clarify that vehicles not only

.

In addition, car drivers

, bicycle users can go through the center of urban roads for safety reasons and motorists can wear intercoms integrated into the helmets.

The rule opens the door to regulate alcohol and drug controls for professional drivers, and that

(not in coaches and buses)

.

ZERO RATE OF ALCOHOL IN YOUNG PEOPLE

On the other hand, minors will have a zero rate of alcohol as drivers of any vehicle

.

The messages on signage panels will appear in Spanish and the co-official language in the autonomous communities that have it.

Another novelty is that in the complaints it is recognized that a public employee can control regulated parking areas with a personal identification number similar to that of the agents of the authority.

Safe driving course taught by Race

SAFE DRIVING COURSES

The law establishes a framework for safe driving courses to be defined and regulated, which will offer two points if approved

;

and the development of a telematics system so that transport companies know if a professional driver on their staff has points on their license.

Finally, the pulse that

maintain for

was left in a stalemate in the parliamentary route from which the new reform of the Traffic Law came.

The Congress pointed out that the theoretical classes to obtain the driving license can be carried out remotely and that it is not necessary to have a physical or local establishment to operate as a driving school throughout Spain, something that the Senate overturned, which will allow online training in awareness and sensitization courses if the interaction between students and teachers in a virtual classroom is ensured.

Likewise, the door remains open for a minimum number of face-to-face classes to be introduced in the future in order to be able to appear for the card theorist.

low emission zones

A new serious infraction is introduced, with an amount of 200 euros for not respecting the traffic restrictions derived from the application of the protocols in the event of pollution episodes and the low emission zones (ZBE).

, to establish ZBE before January 1, 2023.

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