Madrid has a new section radar. This Monday, drivers whose route runs along Sinesio Delgado Street will find six detection devices installed in two directions. The City Council assures that there will be a four-month notice period. Until January 14, drivers who do not respect the 50 kilometers per hour indicated by traffic signs will be informed. From that day on they will face fines ranging from 100 euros to 600 euros. The objective of the implementation of these radars is to reduce the speed on the controlled route to reduce the accident rate and guarantee the safety of citizens.
Where is the new Madrid radar?
The one in Sinesio Delgado is the third location in which section radars are implemented in the city – along with the two-way one on the A-5, 1,735 meters long, and the one on Córdoba Avenue, exclusively in the exit direction, 1,026 meters long. meters -, becoming the longest and the only one that has intermediate speed controls to capture vehicles entering through the access roads.
The maximum speed at which you can drive will be limited to 50 kilometers per hour. The radar section of Sinesio Delgado in the direction of Ciudad Universitaria covers a total of 1,783 meters. The starting chamber is located a few meters from the Piedrafita de Cebrero roundabout, at the height of the Ganapanes sports area. The end of the section is located shortly before the intersection with Miraflores Avenue. The intermediate control point is located at the intersection with Valdeverdeja Street.
In the Castellana direction, the beginning of the section radar, which extends 1,800 meters, is located shortly after the intersection of Sinesio Delgado with Miraflores Avenue; The end is before reaching the Piedrafita de Cebrero roundabout. The intermediate control point has been installed at the intersection of Sinesio Delgado with Doroteo Benache Street.
How many fines are on Sinesio Delgado’s radar?
The Madrid City Council establishes a four-month notice period to guarantee that information about the existence of this new control reaches the greatest number of citizens and thus enhance awareness efforts to improve road safety in the area.
From Friday, September 15 to January 14 of next year, all vehicle owners who exceed the maximum permitted speed will be informed by letter of the infraction committed without incurring the payment of a fine.
The penalties for exceeding the speed limits, according to the Road Safety Law, are classified as serious or very serious with amounts ranging from 100 to 600 euros and the associated loss of 2 and up to 6 points on the driver’s license. .
The acquisition and commissioning of the six Sinesio Delgado section radars has involved an expense of 95,000 euros, of which 80,000 have been financed by the European Union with Next Generation EU funds. The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has highlighted the residents’ request for the section radar implemented on Sinesio Delgado street with the aim of reducing the accidents that have occurred in the area.
M-30 control cameras
The 257 access control cameras on the M-30 and its interior have also begun to operate, to comply with the restrictions of the Madrid Low Emissions Zone. Since May 2, 2022, automated control for vehicles for Madrid ZBE has been carried out using fifteen photo-red devices.
On this matter, the councilor has stressed that the cameras on the M-30 will allow us to continue “in that drive towards a sustainable mobility policy” that makes the capital have “the best air quality data.”
“Every month we are surpassing the historical records that we have in the city and that is thanks to measures that we have adopted and that we complement with alternatives for citizens, public transportation alternatives or lines of subsidies for the renewal of a fleet of vehicles,” Almeida has claimed.
