Educational Traffic Lights To Promote Road Safety

The municipality of Ondara successful nan Costa Blanca has taken a caller attack to roadworthy information by installing caller ‘educational postulation lights’ astatine respective cardinal points successful nan town. These innovative devices purpose to raise consciousness astir velocity limits and promote responsible driving, particularly successful areas adjacent to schools and pedestrian zones.

The caller strategy consists of 5 postulation lights, including 1 ‘smart’ portion that not only alerts drivers but besides collects valuable postulation data. This precocious awesome tin show nan number of vehicles passing by, observe postulation flow, and grounds whether drivers are complying pinch nan velocity limits. The different 4 lights are designed to supply instant feedback to drivers done a playful yet effective display: a look icon that changes colour and look depending connected nan velocity of nan approaching vehicle. A smiling greenish look indicates compliance, while a reddish frown warns of speeding.

These lights person been strategically placed pursuing guidance from nan section constabulary to maximise safety. Locations see some directions of Camí la Mar adjacent IES Xebic, Avenida Marina Alta by nan Denia entranceway and nan wellness centre, and Calle Dénia adjacent nan section nursery schoolhouse (Escoleta). The devices are besides movable, allowing them to beryllium relocated according to postulation needs and seasonal pedestrian activity.

A full finance of €9,500

The task was 1 of 3 selected done Ondara’s 2023 participatory fund process, successful which section residents projected and voted connected organization improvements. With a full finance of €9,500, nan postulation ray inaugural was carried retired alongside nan installation of ornamental lighting connected nationalist buildings and nan building of a tile complete nan entranceway of nan Escoleta.

Miguel Gomins, councillor for nationalist participation, confirmed that nan postulation lights are now afloat operational and shape portion of nan council’s broader scheme to build a safer and much conscious driving civilization successful nan municipality.

In caller months, Ondara and nan wider Marina Alta region person faced expanding strain connected their roadworthy infrastructure, pinch respective superior accidents drafting attraction to ongoing postulation information issues. Key routes specified arsenic nan N‑332 and nan AP‑7 person seen aggregate incidents involving lorries and backstage vehicles.

Major clang connected nan AP‑7

In April, 2 abstracted accidents adjacent Ondara caused terrible delays and brought postulation to a standstill. Just weeks earlier, a fatal head-on collision betwixt 2 lorries connected nan N‑332 near 1 personification dormant and respective others injured. More recently, six group were wounded successful a awesome clang connected nan AP‑7, which required firefighters to extract 2 trapped occupants.

Tourist postulation is besides contributing to increasing congestion. During weekends, peculiarly connected Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, nan exit from nan AP‑7 towards Ondara regularly experiences agelong tailbacks. Localised storms tin worsen nan business by diverting further postulation done nan municipality centre and towards nan unit complex.

The inclination reflects a broader interest crossed nan Alicante province, wherever roadworthy fatalities connected interurban routes roseate by 21% successful 2024, pinch susceptible users specified arsenic pedestrians and motorcyclists accounting for astir 70% of nan deaths. In response, Spain’s postulation authority (DGT) has launched a nationalist velocity enforcement run moving from 4 to 10 August 2025, deploying drones, helicopters, and caller mobile velocity cameras successful an effort to tackle speeding — a contributing facet successful 1 successful 5 fatal crashes.