US EditionOne of the Promoters of the v-16 Traffic Signal: “It Is Hard to Hear the Testimony of Victims Who Have Suffered Amputations by Putting the Triangles”
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The new DGT V16 beacon has become the centre of attention, since from 1 January 2026 it will necessarily replace the traditional emergency triangles. On the same day the V27 will also be implemented, although with a very different operation. While the V16 is a physical device that is placed on the track, the V27 acts as a virtual signal, known by the DGT as “virtual triangle”, so that both solutions complement each other but operate differently.…
On the 1st of January the obligation to carry the yellow light technically known V-16, which emits flashes intermittently and which is connected with the General Traffic Directorate (DGT), enters into force so that the vehicle that has suffered a breakdown or an accident is geolocalized. Behind this invention, there are two civil guards of Galicia who have developed a leading model for which more countries are already interested, such as Portuga…
Journalist Joaquín Prat has given voice to a growing unease among drivers and experts after strongly criticizing the future mandatory use of connected V16 beacons, which will definitively replace emergency triangles from January 1, 2026. His live comments have reignited a controversy that has been simmering for months and involves road safety, economic interests, and technical doubts. Read more
Less than two weeks after the V16 beacon becomes a mandatory device in vehicles circulating throughout Spain, including Ceuta’s, the controversy about its legality and practical application continues to grow. A Barcelona law firm has openly questioned the legal basis for the obligation to carry this device, even calling it illegal and pointing to alleged regulatory shortcomings in the preparation of the measure.
From 1 January 2026, the V-16 light beacons will be mandatory in Spain, just as the presignal triangle and the high visibility vest at home are currently mandatory.
Beacon makers point out that they will barely reach half of the 32 million V16s that will be needed from January 1
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