christian garcia
April 10, 2023
The DGT, which had already approved replacing the triangles in 2026, could bring forward their execution due to the danger of getting out of the car to place them.
The placement of emergency triangles implies a high risk of being run over, especially on express roads and secondary roads where visibility may be low. For this reason, for months now, Traffic has had a particular and reasonable crusade against this type of signage. In fact, with the advent of the light V16 a deadline was set for its mandatory replacement. So much so that today you can legally carry this device in the car, whose price does not exceed 10 euros, instead of the triangles without facing a 200-euro fine that means not having something or the other.
Why are they going to ban triangles and change them for this light?
One in 10 road deaths is due to being run over
Despite the fact that the V16 light is not yet mandatory by regulation, this is something that could change very shortly… even before 2026. This is, at least, recently hinted at by the General Director of Traffic, Pere Navarro, who has emphasized what dangerous to get out of the vehicle on motorways and expressways. «We are very concerned about who gets out of the car on these types of roads. Without going any further, last year we counted up to 16 deaths from it, “he says. This means that no less than 10% of those killed on the road are run over…
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Therefore, with a new regulation that could be brewing, emergency signaling would be carried out Mandatory with the new V16 beacon, who does not need to get out of the vehicle to indicate an emergency or an accident. Just roll down the window, turn on the light and magnetize it to the roof of our vehicle.
According to the DGT, other neighboring countries are adopting similar measures to eliminate the obligation to use the triangles. We have no doubt that they will disappear in favor of the light V16 Sooner than later.
