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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - v16 light]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The new V-16 beacon, in evidence: pedestrian accidents and mortality are increasing on Spanish roads]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/cars/the-new-v-16-beacon-in-evidence-pedestrian-accidents-and-mortality-are-increasing-spanish-roads_1_5705044.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/f182b425-4740-4d46-a741-764ebad58be3_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The number of deaths from being run over on Spanish roads during Easter has been the highest in the last ten years, despite the entry into force of the mandatory V-16 luminous signaling system. In fact, the obligation to acquire this luminous warning system for emergencies or breakdowns connected to the DGT, which shows the location of cars with incidents in real time, was based on a supposed improvement in safety for vehicle occupants in these situations, but the first major travel campaign of the year, coinciding with the Easter holidays, has demonstrated the ineffectiveness of this system in combating being run over and associated mortality.From AUGC (Unified Association of the Civil Guard), the majority association of agents of <em>la Benemérita</em>, they point directly to the ineffectiveness of these devices and state that "false expectations" had been created around the implementation of the luminous and geolocated V-16 signal. Carlos Cantero, head of the traffic area of this association of civil guards, assures that the death data reveal that this system has proven to be "ineffective" in reducing the mortality figures due to being run over. It is still relevant that this luminous warning system was patented by two former Civil Guard officers and that a business of more than 1,200 million euros was generated<a href="https://en.ara.cat/cars/the-v-16-beacon-the-controversial-invention-of-two-civil-guard-officers-valued-at-over-1-2-billion_1_5597099.html" target="_blank">.</a> For this reason, Facua denounced the DGT for<a href="https://en.ara.cat/cars/facua-accuses-the-dgt-of-promoting-massive-fraud-with-the-new-v-16-beacons_1_5582184.html" target="_blank"> promoting a massive fraud</a> with the obligation of this device. To conclude, the head of traffic of the AUGC denounces that the DGT “has not listened to the opinion of the agents who are on the street” and that “prevention must be improved” to reduce the unacceptable increase in mortality associated with the new V-16 device.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ferran Vital]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:06:46 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[V-16 Emergency Lamp.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The controversial security system promoted by the DGT, mandatory since January, fails spectacularly during the first major mobility campaign since its implementation]]></subtitle>
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