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Last week, Turre townhall had their monthly meeting, only to discover (to their surprise) that neither the PP nor the IU deputies turned up (both were away).

The ruling PSOE seem to have taken the opportunity to push through a number of initiatives that otherwise would have lead to controversy, including the rather stupid new one way system that workers are implementing this week.

Here’s a map of the new one way system in Turre. If it’s bad for you (it is for me!) then tough. And if you don’t like the spiffy new road signs (very modern) then, also, tough. Information on how much they cost was not forthcoming.

Street map of Turre – one way system (Adobe .pdf, 1,7mb). (Link works now! Sorry!)

Map courtesy of IU councillor Martin Morales (www.iuturre.org).

The Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE) has published the results of a report it commissoned which discovers that Granada has the most number of dangerous kilometers of roads in Spain – up to 64% of it’s roads can be considered dangerous for drivers. Narrow, windy, mountain roads.

You then have Ávila, with 50% of its roads, and Huelva, with 44%.

The stats have been compiled by building a risk index, comparing the number of grave or mortal accidents per thousand million vehicle kilometers.

ideal.es or translated version.

Summer has arrived along with another bunch of the boys in light green from the Benemérita. Almería gets the lion portion of new Guardia Civil recruits from the current promotion, 81 in all, which brings the total Guardia numbers up to 1100 across the province. Heavens only knows what they’re all doing, surveying up in the Almanzora valley no doubt.

And, no doubt making use of the boot of the lorry they shipped them in, they brought a further five speed traps to catch out unwitting motorists. They have been tossed unceremoniously on to the side of the road at:

• A-334, KM 49,87 (Autovía del marmol, as it goes through Purchena)(Speed limit 60 km/h)
• AL5105, KM 29,8, (between Carboneras and Venta del Pobre)(Speed limit 50 km/h)
• A1050, KM 11, (El Ejido, on the motorway exit towards Las Norias) (Speed limit 90 km/h)
• AL3115, KM 3,4 (Cabo de Gata road via Fabriquilla)(Speed limit 100 km/h)
• N341, KM8,45, Mojacar – Carboneras road.(Speed limit 100 km/h)

There will eventually be a total of 11 speed traps in Almeria, and there are currently 2 working. If you get caught, you get fined. If you don’t receive the fine or don’t pay it, then it slowly accumulates until you sell the car, and then you get done.