The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) provides 6.9 million displacements by road from this Thursday at 3:00 p.m. until midnight on Sunday, within the special operation August 1. For the whole month, the largest summer movement, 52.9 million trips are calculated.
Before even The device will officially beginretentions have already been recorded in the departures of the main cities, including Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.
Traffic has called for prudence behind the wheel, remembering that so far in July 111 people have died on the roadsof which 36 were motorists. The DGT insists that respect for circulation norms is key to reducing accidents.
In addition, the data of 2024 reflect that 48.2 % of traffic accident victims Subjected to autopsy had consumed alcohol, drugs or psychopharmaceuticals, which underlines the importance of avoiding driving under the effects of these substances.