The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) He has expressed concern about the maintenance of motorist accident figures. They have registered so far this year, until last April 6, 81 dead in interurban roads. Throughout the last year, 82 deaths were counted.
Álvaro Gómez, director of the DGT Road Safety Observatory, has expressed its concern during the presentation of the informative campaign of the new advanced systems for motorcycle driving Aras. This initiative launched by the DGT, Anesdor and the Mapfre Foundation consists of A multimedia guide that aims to bring Aras (Advanced Ryder Assistance Systems) technology to drivers. This guide, which will be published progressively for weeks, can be consulted online on the different web pages of the three organizations.
Gomez recalled that In Spain about six million cyclomotores and motorcycles circulate and that its use is increasing, which has a reflection in the accident. They are only 15% of the car park, however25% of those killed in road accidents are motorists. “It is a group that worries us a lot about the vulnerability it represents and the high accidents it suffers,” said the DGT representative.
With the aim of reducing the mortality of accidents, he has assured that “the sarters are one of the great revolutions that can help reduce the accident rate, as they are already doing in cars.”
Guide keys
The videos of the guide and the campaign, produced by the Bosch technology company and with the collaboration of the world champion in Dani Pedrosa motorcycling, They explain the technological solutions that the new motorcycle models have incorporated and how they help the safety of drivers. Address aspects related to the safety of advanced systems of brake brake brake), traction controls, adaptive suspension, cruise control, driving mode, dead angle radar, lighting systems or emergency calls in case of incident.
-Gómez explained that since July of last year the ADAS are mandatory for vehicles that are enrolled in the application of the European Regulation, which has left out of this mandatory for the sakes for motorcycles, but believes that in the future they will also be subject to regulations, although it has clarified that this issue is the competence of the European Union.
The Secretary General of Anesdor, José María Riaño, has said that “these aid are available on the motorcycles that are currently sold, but the mean age of the park in Spain is 17.8 years and do not have current technology, so it is necessary to apply measures to renew them.”
For his part, the Director of the Road Prevention and Safety Area of the MAPFRE Foundation, Jesús Monclús, has warned that while The accident rate of cars in the last decade has decreased 10% that of motorcycles has increased by 43%. Monclus stressed that “these security systems can reduce mortality in accidents by 30%.”
Safe systems are intended to save lives on the road and avoid thousands of hospitalizations due to car accidents.
During 2024, 300 motorcycle and cyclomotor drivers died, which represents 26% of the 1,154 fatal victims recorded throughout the year, according to the provisional balance made by the General Directorate of Traffic in early January.
