With the arrival of 2023, the update of the General Traffic Regulations will also come into effect and with it the sign catalog. In this way
signs will appear With a new design, some existing ones will be changed and even others that are already in disuse will be removed.
One of the most important signs is the STOP sign, which, although the design changes slightly, retains its meaning: the obligation to bring the vehicle to a complete stop for a few seconds to check that we can continue driving without endangering other users to bring.
This R2 type board now retains its hexagonal shape and red border, the same as
all those signs which impose an obligation on drivers, but introduce changes to the typography, which will be larger and more visible to long-haul drivers.
According to the DGT, this change is taking place with the aim of adapting to the new times of society and the emergence of new means of transport, such as Personal Mobility Vehicles (VMP).
The proliferation of electric vehicles, bicycles, scooters and personal mobility vehicles, the use of private vehicles as opposed to public transport in the post-Covid era, and that pedestrians are increasingly gaining ground in cities.
Recently adopted measures include the speed limit for vehicles,
that drops from 50 to 30 km/h on most streets of all cities in Spain from May 11, 2021, as this reduction will affect one-way roads or one lane in each direction, meaning drivers will lose points in the driver’s license if they are rushed from 51 km/h.
According to the
Royal resolution which changes the General Traffic Regulations, still in draft, for example the STOP sign is updated, that for pedestrian crossings, the danger signals in case of fog, but also the proximity of a school zone, among others.
Source: La Verdad
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