The obligatory nature of V16 connected beacons These aren’t the only controversial measures he plans to introduce the General Directorate of Traffic in the years to come. On November 27 and 28, the 7th Meeting of Cities for Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility was held in Badajoz. meeting and discussion forum for the analysis of mobility and urban road safety.
The act inaugural of the event closed with the intervention of Father Navarrooccurring after those of the mayor of Badajoz, Ignacio will grage, andsecretariat general of Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, Luis Martinez-Sicluna. In this one, the General Director of Traffic, left strong statements about intentions future of the DGT on mobility in the cityEast.
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During his speech, Pere Navarro highlighted the two challenges that cities face: public transport and urban distribution of goods.
Concerning public transport, The head of the General Directorate of Traffic stressed: “At the local level, the commitment is to decisively promote public transport, because this will become the only way to access the cities”, strong statements which would imply the elimination of vehicles in cities. A measure that would completely transform the way many drivers approach mobility and from which even vehicles bearing the Zero environmental label would not be exempt.
Concerning the urban distribution of goods, it was more restricted urge city councils to act facing a booming sector in the streets of cities and for which the DGT has already announced road safety measures which will arrive in 2026.
What else did the General Director of Traffic highlight in his speech?
Likewise, Pere Navarro emphasized that the future of cities This plays out in the field of mobilityif it doesn’t work well, neither will road safety: “Those who do it well will have attractive cities, they will attract talent, investments and those who don’t solve mobility well will be trapped in traffic jams, noise and accidents.”
However, Traffic’s CEO also wanted defend the work cities are doing right now: “It all starts in the cities, they are the great engine of transformation of this country and they do extraordinary work”, emphasizing: “Traffic calming policiesthe establishment of cycle paths or pedestrian streets and mobility plans”.
Proud, Navarro closed his speech highlighting the reduction of accidents on urban roads. According to the director himself, thanks to these policies: “We achieve reduce the number of deaths from road accidents in cities, a decrease compared to last year of five percent, which means that Spanish cities the safest in Europe in terms of traffic“.
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