Many drivers have problems with the interpretation of some traffic characteristics, which threatens their lives and the lives of others. A few years ago 73% of motorists acknowledged that they took Incorrect decisions Due to the poor signs, according to a survey prepared by BP Spain, Castrol and Race Motorist Club.
Another latest study showed a worrying Lack of knowledge of traffic standards Between French motorists. This is a report published in France by the Association of Prévencia Routière according to which 75% of drivers do not recognize the basic signal. This plate is a triangular shape, a red edge and displays the vehicle with horizontal lines that partially cover it.
Even if it is present on French roads since 2011 (a Soon arrives in Spain with a very similar design), Most drivers are still not known.
The P-33 signal warns against “The danger to the proximity of the section in which circulation often prevents and Remarkable loss of visibility due to fog, Rain, snow [o] evaporations, ”says general circulation regulation.
Current fog
The purpose of this signal is to notify the drivers and challenge them to reduce speed And extreme security measures, because the fog may appear unexpectedly and limit visibility. It is one of the signals adjusted by the Directorate General (DGT) and will soon reach the official catalog and circulation regulations. Missing only the last phase: approval by the State Council And his arrival at Council of Ministers, where the change will be completed in the form of a royal decree. The change was scheduled for 2023.
One of the reasons for the redesign of this pictogram is its similarity, which prohibits the transition to low emissions, which is increasingly occurring in Spanish cities. In spite of One is a ban and the other danger, The change was preferred.
This novelty will be reflected in the future change in circulation regulations that add many other signals to existing signals. According to the legal text is “to adapt the aspects of the signaling […] To change in the area of mobility […] Guaranteeing adequate understanding from all users ”.
To avoid confusion and send united messages to motorists, some signals include new elements or increased their size while others have They modernized their pictograms.
For example, one that announces the danger of a step -by -bar step without a barrier does not include a railway that excludes the smoke but the locomotive of the high -speed train. And the one that warns of a possible Presence of wild animals On the road will have a wild boar, A kind that plays the most shocks.