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The Directorate General for Traffic (DGT) has announced the installation of 10 new speed cameras across the Canary Islands, aiming to reduce traffic accidents linked to speeding. They are fixed and average-speed cameras to be deployed in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Fuerteventura.
Eva Canitrot, the provincial head of the DGT in Las Palmas, shared the details during a press conference held as part of this week's intensified road safety campaign. According to Canitrot, the new cameras will be subject to a one-month grace period.
During this time, drivers exceeding the speed limit will receive notifications without penalties. Once this trial period ends, speeding will result in formal fines.
The cameras are at different stages of implementation. In Tenerife, the devices entered the notification phase in late March. In contrast, installations in Gran Canaria are still underway. Fuerteventura’s installations are also progressing.
The specific roads where the cameras are being placed include TF-5, TF-65, TF-66, and TF-655 in Tenerife; GC-3, GC-23, GC-15, and GC-20 in Gran Canaria; and FV-2 and FV-20 in Fuerteventura.
These additions are part of a nationwide emergency plan to curb fatalities caused by speeding, following a concerning increase in road deaths. Although fatality figures had been relatively stable in recent years, last year saw a rise in speed-related deaths across Spain. In the Canary Islands alone, the number of deaths due to speeding doubled in 2024, with 39 fatalities recorded.
In the first quarter of 2025, the situation appears even more troubling. There have already been 16 fatalities this year, six in Las Palmas and ten in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, an increase of eight compared to the same period last year.
The DGT’s broader strategy includes improving the visibility of the Traffic Division, establishing more checkpoints for speed, alcohol, and drug controls, and expanding the number of operational speed cameras across the region.
The selection of camera locations is based on a data-driven algorithm that takes into account various factors, including five years’ worth of accident statistics involving injuries or fatalities, road type, and accident rates. The analysis shows that 80% of road deaths in Spain occur on conventional roads.
