Easter 2023 departure operation: the first phase begins

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Author: Autocasión
March 31, 2023

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The Easter period is always divided into two phases and today we are going to talk about those who start traveling today to enjoy almost 10 days off. The DGT forecasts 4.3 million trips and, as always, we indicate the details that you must take into account for your trips.

Along with the summer holidays, Easter is one of the most complicated of the year, as the number of volume of trips that are carried out in a short space of time, with similar origins and destinations and carried out on the same days and hours. Also, compared to last year, fuel prices are not so skyrocketing and the trip will be considerably cheaper than 365 days ago.

Write down these keys to save fuel at Easter!

These lines are dedicated to those drivers who are fortunate enough to be able to start these days of rest today, Friday, in an operation that according to the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) will begin at 3:00 p.m. although here the Executive even foresees their return on Sunday, April 2, although surely there are many who decide to extend it until April 9. It will be then when they meet the drivers who will leave in a second step, which will begin on Wednesday, April 5. The DGT also provides in some cases that the return will take place on Monday, April 10, a holiday in some communities and with the absence of schools for the little ones.

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Regardless of when you decide to go out for a few days off, you should keep in mind that these are especially problematic days on the road. Not in vain, Throughout the entire Easter 2022 Special Operation, 25 fatal accidents were recorded in which 27 people dieds. To prevent these disastrous figures from repeating this year, the DGT insists on the importance of avoiding risky behaviors behind the wheel such as distractions, speed or alcohol, the latter causing one in three fatal traffic accidents.

In fact, according to the 2021 Report “Toxicological findings in fatalities in traffic accidents” from the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences, almost half of the drivers killed in traffic accidents who underwent autopsy had the presence of alcohol and/or other drugs in the blood, a percentage that rises to 75% in the specific case of alcoholall of them with very high blood alcohol levels (equal to or greater than 1.2 g/L).

Special Traffic Device for Holy Week

To guarantee the road safety of all those who travel during these two phases of Holy Week and, at the same time, facilitate mobility and fluidity on the roads, the DGT has during these days the maximum availability of the means at your disposal. In this sense, we refer to both technicians: fixed and mobile speed control radars, helicopters and drones, cameras and camouflaged vans to control the use of mobile phones and seat belts; as humans, including agents of the Civil Guard Traffic Groupcivil servants from the Traffic Management Centers, helicopter patrols and personnel in charge of maintaining equipment and installing road measures.

In addition, during these first three days of Operation that will be replicated at the beginning of the second phase, traffic management and regulation measures such as the installation of reversible lanes that facilitate movement into or out of urban centers depending on the needs, the stoppage of works and the restrictions on certain merchandise vehicles, in specific sections and hours.

The DGT has recommended that the state of the roads be checked before starting the trip, for which it makes the following channels available to drivers: InternetTwitter (@DGTes and @informationDGT), Facebookthe telephone number 011 and the informative bulletins of radio and television stations.

The roads with more traffic by Autonomous Communities will be:

More speed and alcohol controls at Easter

In addition, Traffic will intensify the monitoring of compliance with the rules during these days.

• Secondary roads: surveillance will be increased on these one-lane roads in each direction, where the vast majority of fatal road accidents occur.
• Alcohol and drug controls.
• Speed ​​controls: surveillance with Pegasus helicopters will be added to the fixed and mobile radars of the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard.
• Surveillance of seat belt use through controls and cameras located on information panels.

Also, of course, from Autocasión we offer you the best advice, the most effective indications and several tricks to make your trip much easier and safer. The goal is for you to enjoy driving and, above all, for this Operation Start to be smooth and safe. Among the many things that can help make your vacation more pleasant are new technologies, which is why we have selected six useful travel applications.

Radars and fines in the Easter Exit Operation

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• The radars that collect the most in Spain
• Traffic cameras: how to avoid them, the ones that fine the most…
• Tricks to deceive the radar: myth or reality?
• How to appeal a traffic ticket

Traffic jams in the Easter Week Exit Operation

• Traffic jams at Easter: how to avoid them
• What are the cities with the most traffic jams?
• The most dangerous roads in Spain
• How many hours do we lose in traffic jams?
• How to avoid breakdowns at Easter

How to prepare your car and your trip for the Easter Week Exit Operation (in video)

In the following videos we show you some tricks so you can prepare your trip and even solve some small problems that may arise along the way.

• 5 things you should know before going on a trip at Easter
• 7 things to check in your car before the Easter trip
• How to prevent children from getting car sick
• How to travel with my pet in the car and what is the fine for doing so improperly
• How to load the trunk of the car
• How to place the warning triangles
• How to put on your seat belt correctly
• How to wear a seat belt during pregnancy
• How to improve the operation of the air conditioner
• Traveling with children: how to entertain them in the car
• How to anchor child seats with Isofix
• How to fit child seats with the seat belt
• Child restraint systems: groups of seats
• Correct position of the hands behind the wheel
• How to check the tire tread
• What clothes to wear to drive
• Emergency wheel or “cookie” wheel
• Repair a tire with an anti-puncture kit
• How to change a flat tire
• Driving posture: how to sit correctly
• How to check tire pressure
• How to use fog lights
• How to use the rear fog light

How to drive in bad weather

Whether you go to the mountains or if your destination is the beach, you can find a great variety of inclement weather. In these links we offer you clear and simple instructions, clues and tricks so that you can drive in bad weather without having an accident.

• How to drive with wind
• How to drive in the rain
• How to drive in fog
• How to drive in bad weather…
• Tricks for driving with hail

And… if it’s hot?

We also have solutions in case you travel through an area where it is hot…

• Driving in the heat: frequent breakdowns, the best times to travel, how to save fuel…

What else should you take into account when traveling? Take a look at our how-to videos

If you prefer that we graphically indicate some aspects to take into account before preparing your holiday trip at Easter, take a look at the following videos. You already know that you have us on YouTube (here you can take a look at our channel, don’t forget to subscribe!)

• How to look at car levels
• How to jump start the car
• How to refill AdBlue
• How to anchor child seats with Isofix
• Traveling with children: how to entertain them in the car
• How to improve the operation of the air conditioner
• How to load the trunk of the car
• How to check the tire tread
• What clothes to wear to drive
• How to change a flat tire
• Correct position of the hands behind the wheel