How do you have to circulate as a pedestrian on a road where there is no sidewalk available? The DGT gives us some indications.
The Traffic Regulations of the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) is a document that is specially designed to improve mobility safety. Despite the fact that most articles are designed for means of transport, the truth is that there are also Other issues that affect all users in generalincluding, of course, pedestrians. In fact, there is, in addition, a regime of infractions and sanctions that it is necessary to know to avoid being surprised.
It is important to know how the public body can impose a fine on you. If you do not want to get an unfortunate penalty, you need to know where you can walk, what direction you have to take if there is no sidewalk or, of course, what can happen if you skip a red light for the pedestrian. all of it is included in the Regulation, so you just need some time to know all the secrets it hides. Even so, at Urban Tecno we want to show you all the issues related to this type of public.
Have you ever been fined when you were driving your car or motorcycle? Maybe yes, or maybe not. Even so, there are situations in which it is possible for this to occur in the role of the conventional pedestrian. Although less frequent, You may be fined financially if you are not making correct use of a given route. Here are all the keys. They can even give you a fine if you circulate as a passenger!
Pedestrian, you must also fulfill a series of obligations if you do not want to be fined
Did you know that you can drive on the shoulder of a road? It is curious, since you cannot circulate with an electric scooter and you can walk. Even so, the DGT reminds us that a series of issues must be fulfilled with the goal of ensuring our own safety. If you think that you will never have to walk on the shoulder of a road, you are still not aware that you can also be the object of a breakdown. Missing information? The DGT has just published in its periodical magazine how to walk on a stretch of road.
The first thing you need to know is that circulation is not possible on all roads. However, unless expressly prohibited, it is possible to circulate maintaining the necessary safety standards. The star measure, in the case of two-way traffic, is driving on the side where you have the closest vehicle traveling against your direction. In this way, in a reflex action, there will be a greater probability of avoiding it in an emergency. Surely you have ever found someone breaching this measure.
It’s fundamental be aware of the changes that occur in the layout and be especially alert on changes in elevation and very sharp curves. In these cases, extreme caution must be exercised. The sound of the car arriving or simply being more cautious in these spaces can be essential to avoid a tragedy.
Similarly, if possible, it is recommended the presence of clothing with reflective markings and, if it is not possible, make use of some light attached to the clothing. This acquires a greater relevance, even more so, during the night. In this case, it is essential to have this type of equipment and, if it is not possible, to have a flashlight. In these cases, the presence of the mobile phone with flashlight function can be differential.
The last measure that is necessary to recommend our own mobile terminal tells us. Its use is completely prohibited in order to improve our security. In any case, its only use could be related to the lighting of the layout in the case mentioned in the previous paragraph. For the rest, it is not necessary to have the rest of the functions of this technology. You know, any possible mistake can cost us our lives.