The elimination of the margin of 20 km/h to advance on conventional roads that was lying in the Congress of Deputies after a long process of amendments and a tight vote, has been incorporated again into the bill approved by the Senate this week this week.
This means that the measure, defended by the DGT and one of the most controversial of the new regulation, will have to be sent back to Congress to ratify the changes introduced in the upper house.A process that will even more extend the entry into force of the new regulations until it is published in the BOE.
A measure that continues to generate debate
As the newspaper details, the amendment that has returned to the text the elimination of the margin to advance is signed by the PSOE and has been approved with 137 votes in favor, 112 against and 5 abstentions.The most reluctant with her have been the PP, Vox and Citizens.
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From all of Europe, Spain is the only country that allows the speed limit set by the road to 20 km/h to advance this type of road.An argument used by the PSOE for change "makes no sense."The overtaking maneuver is one of the most dangerous that any driver must make, due to the probability of occurrence of front collisions," he adds.
An argument that also wields the DGT, defending at the time that "nothing happens to go behind a truck", in the words of Pere Navarro, general director of Traffic.Eliminating it would be able to harmonize legislation with the rest of the Member States.
However, the voices that are against the measure such as Raúl Díaz Marín, a member of the PP, criticizes the suppression of the margin ironic with the theme in the debate that took place in the Senate."He said that he is endorsed by a group of experts, as are the same experts who advised Fernando Simón with Covid, the truth that we are in good hands".He has also claimed that the norm has wanted to be processed with "too much speed" and has warned that he will not content anyone.
For her part, Vox Yolanda Melero Senator believes that this measure "has an excessive and disorderly collection desire to prohibit, because it restricts freedom without improving for the general interest"."It is the superior value we give to human life.There is no safe and efficient driving without adequate speed, overtaking is essential for vehicles to circulate at an adequate speed, "he argued.
En Motorpasion MotoLa DGT modifica la norma de adelantamiento a ciclistas y ciclomotores para reforzar la seguridad y evitar accidentesHowever, eliminating this margin still in force, has found many voices against since it was included in the legislative reform.Associations such as mutual biker consider that suppressing the margin to advance clashes head -on with security because if "something unexpected" should be able to "stop and advance".They also criticize that it is intended to fine a maneuver that can help avoid sinister.
The Royal Automobile Club of Spain (Race) continues along the same line: "A priori, end the margin of 20 km/h does not respond to any security criteria.On the contrary, with this speed plus, overtaking is faster and, therefore, safer, because less meters are needed to perform the maneuver ".
However, for the Spanish Foundation for Road Safety (Fesvial) "there are arguments to maintain the current situation, but there are many more security reasons that advise not to exceed 20 km/h the generic speed limits in overtaking".
In spite of everything, the traffic law collected in article 21.4 Says today that: "The maximum speeds set for conventional roads, except crossings, can be exceeded at 20 km/h by cars and motorcycles when they move forward to other vehicles that circulate at lower speed than those".
It means that both cars and motorcycles still can advance by exceeding the speed limit at 20 km/h in conventional intercity roads to slower vehicles.At least until the measure ends up being specified in Congress and is published in the BOE.Until then, it will continue to be like now.
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