Almost 500 fines per day. In other words, one out of every 10 Barcelona residents has received at least one fine for speeding in 2024 from one of the 10 most active radars of the 30 that are distributed throughout the city to control the speed of vehicles and reduce the danger of accidents.
According to an article in El Periódico, which has collected data from the Barcelona City Council, the numbers are powerful: 149,604 fines in the first eleven months of 2024, the equivalent of 448 daily sanctions.
Which are the radars that issue the most fines in Barcelona?
A good part of the radars are located on major access roads to the city, such as the Rondas, where there was already the radar that fined the most in 2023. In total there are 34 radars, 12 located in school environments and 28 with pedagogical function.
According to data obtained by El Periódico, the most penalizing radar has changed. It is now located in La Meridiana, at number 563, that is, at the exit of Barcelona, a critical point due to its connection with the C-58 and C-33/AP-7 roads. This radar has detected 30,567 offenders up to November 29, with an average of 91.5 fines per day, probably due to the sudden change from highway to urban road that occurs on this stretch, with a sudden drop from 80km/h to 50.
The other highlight is last year’s winner: Ronda de Dalt with 26,872 fines), is in second place, and Via Augusta (20,016 fines) in third. Both are on strategic stretches in and out of the city.
After them, three of the most penalizing radars are in school zones with 30 km/h limits: Carrer Indústria with Sant Quintí (10,351 fines), which protects the access to the Miralletes school and the IES Moisès Broggi, Carrer Numància 163 with Anglesola, which covers the Ítaca and Anglesola schools, and Carrer Entença 155 with Provença, which covers the Xirinacs and Entença schools.
This is the complete list of the most penalizing radars in Barcelona:
- Meridiana, 563 (entrance to the city) – 30,567 fines.
- B-20 Ronda de Dalt, PK 14,343 (Llobregat direction) – 26.872 fines
- Via Augusta, 331 – 20,016 fines
- Diagonal, 671 – 18.336 fines
- B-10 Ronda Litoral, PK 7,095 (Besòs direction) – 12.778 fines
- Carrer Indústria 251 (intersection with Sant Quintí) – Escola Miralletes and Institut Moisès Broggi – 10,351 fines
- Numància 163 (Anglesola intersection) – Escoles Ítaca i Anglesola – 7,802 fines
- B-20 Ronda de Dalt, PK 4,872 (Besòs direction) (left lane) – 7.703 fines
- Entença 155 (crossing Provença) – Escoles Xirinacs i Entença – 7,672 fines
- B-20 Ronda de Dalt, PK 12,094 (Llobregat direction) (left lane) – 7.507 fines