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Date Published: 25/01/2022

New fine for drivers overtaking cyclists in Spain

New Road Safety Law will come into force in Spain in March

In a national plan to drastically reduce road traffic accidents in Spain, the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) will introduce several new driving regulations in a modification to the Traffic and Road Safety Law on March 22, 2022.

One such law aims to penalise motorists who jeopardise cyclists by failing to ensure an overtaking distance of 1.5 metres. From March, drivers travelling on a road with more than one lane will be obliged to completely change lanes before overtaking a cyclist or a moped.

Up to six penalty points for infractions

Current regulations establish that you have to overtake a bike maintaining a distance of at least 1.5 metres and the opposite lane can be occupied if necessary, as long as conditions allow it. Drivers can cross the continuous line as long as they don’t endanger other road users coming in the other directions.

With the new law, it will be mandatory to change lanes to overtake cyclists and mopeds whenever the road has more than one lane in the direction of travel, and drivers could lose six points from their licence for endangering cyclists by failing to maintain the appropriate safety distance, an increase on the existing four points.

In addition, the DGT explained on social media that parking or stopping in a bike lane could land drivers with a fine of up to 200 euros.

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📣🚴En la nueva #LeySeguridadVial (21/03/2022)

➡️Adelantar poniendo en peligro o entorpeciendo a ciclistas o sin dejar 1,5 m sube de 4 a 6⃣ puntos.
➡️En vías con 2 carriles x sentido, obligatorio cambiar de carril para adelantarles.
➡️Parar o estacionar en carril bici 200€. pic.twitter.com/hF5z7Mk4Ku
— Dir. Gral. Tráfico (@DGTes) January 16, 2022

Image: DGT

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