Over the past five years, several new road markings have suddenly appeared on city roads. Since most drivers have been taking their driving test for over 10 years, it is normal for them to be unaware of the new road markings. … its purpose.
The Ministry of Transport’s Twitter account states that “the objective is to check the effectiveness of the markings and the degree of perception and understanding by drivers.” That is why their application is limited to certain specific areas, and they are not specifically announced.
An example of this is school zones, where wavy white and yellow lines indicate precisely this, and establish a speed limit of 20 km/h, as well as the need to take extreme caution, since a small child can cross the road at any time.
Many of the new signs that appear in cities are the responsibility of their City Council – this is the case of the school streets in Madrid – but others are advances by the Ministry of Transport to fight against road accidents, which are increasing in recent years. what’s going on this year
An example of this is the ‘dragon’s teeth’, present on some roads in Zaragoza and Burgos, as well as on interurban roads in Guadalajara (N-320), Segovia (N-110) and Valencia (N-330). These are parallel triangles on the edges of the lane, whose mission is to signal that you are entering an urban center.
The triangles narrow as the population approaches, creating the optical illusion of a narrower road and drivers brake to better control their vehicles.
Red line that prevents overtaking on two-way roads.
Ministry of Development of Andalusia
These attempts to psychologically limit speed are also applied in two road signs that can be seen around Spain. One of them is the red line that divides two lanes in opposite directions. This is instead of what would be two continuous lines separating them and highlights the high accident rate of that section.
Broken edge lines before a zebra crossing.
Ministry of Transport
They can already be found, for example, in areas near Benidorm and Malaga, delimiting places where overtaking is prohibited and with a large influx of tourists in high season, where alcohol consumption and unknown roads can increase the risk of accidents.
Another signage that the ministry is testing is zig zag bands on the sides of a road, what they call ‘broken edge lines’. These, like the ‘dragon teeth’, serve to generate the psychological effect on drivers to reduce speed as they approach a zebra crossing.
Finally, it is also possible to find a continuous green line at the edge of the road. This serves to indicate the presence and duration of a radar section. This marking is not used in all radars of this type.
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