13,276 fines. This is the staggering number of fines issued between September and November by the four new fixed speed cameras installed in the center of Girona. This represents an average of 4,425 fines per month, almost 150 per day. The City Council installed the cameras last August at locations considered problematic, with a high concentration of accidents, near sensitive areas such as schools, where residents had complained about noise and speeding. The aim is to improve road safety, calm traffic, and reduce noise and air pollution, coinciding with the city's implementation of a new traffic management system. the new low-emission zoneHowever, although the signs are visible, many drivers still haven't gotten used to slowing down and have had to pay the price in the form of fines. Of the four speed cameras, two have a maximum speed limit of 30 km/h. These are the one on Pedret Street, near number 146, on the road that runs alongside the Ter River at the entrance to and exit from Girona. Pont Major neighborhoodThe first speed camera is located on Josep Tarradellas Avenue, opposite the Maristes school, a straight stretch where vehicles often only slowed down because of the traffic lights. The other two cameras, with a 40 km/h speed limit, are located on Río Güell Street, opposite the Bèlit sports field, in the Sant Narcís neighborhood, and at the intersection of Barcelona Street and Creu Street, two busy thoroughfares. In all cases, these are streets where, historically, vehicles traveled at 50 km/h—or even higher, illegally—but where, after the pandemic, traffic regulations were adapted to the new urban limits of 30 and 40 km/h. These speed limits are safer and less polluting, but many drivers did not respect them. That is why the City Council has decided to launch this enforcement campaign.

50,553 fines in four months This is the number of fines recorded by a new radar installed at the entrance to La Jonquera (Alt Empordà) between October 21, 2024, and February 20, 2025. The City Council of this border municipality installed it last October in a municipally managed section of the road. The radar is located on a straight road with two lanes in each direction, between two roundabouts, in a commercial area with supermarkets and department stores on both sides of the road. Every day, it detects more than 400 violations, making it the radar with the most penalties in Catalonia.