If you drive on one of the Spanish roads every day you will have noticed that the number of radars placed by the General Directorate of Traffic is increasing. This is due to the fact that the institution wants to keep an eye on drivers to try to prevent not only speeding, but also the use of a mobile device at the wheel, not wearing a seat belt or other dangerous behaviors behind the wheel.
To avoid a fine from our beloved DGT today we are going to show you 7 interesting applications with which to avoid radars, all of them legal and that remain in that legal vacuum where devices to locate radars and almost any type of those devices that are placed on the dashboard of the car are prohibited.
Before starting to review the applications that we want to show you, we are going to tell you a curiosity, which says that 87% of Spaniards consider that most road safety measures correspond to a collection interest of the DGT. Whether you are from that 87%, or the remaining 13%, keep reading because the applications, all legal that we are going to show you to locate the radars that may be placed on the road, this interests you.
Social Drive
Social Drive We could say that it is not a simple application, but it is also a social network in which any user can share interesting information and that can be of great use to other drivers. This information not only has to be a radar, but it can be a traffic jam, an accident or any other incident. The application itself is defined as "The social network of drivers" which is undoubtedly a sign of what we can find.
Undoubtedly, it is one of the applications that has gained the most popularity in recent times, thanks to the participation of users, although sometimes it does not work as well and especially fast as we could expect and that is that any contribution from any user has to be verified by SocialDrive administrators.
Tom Tom Radars
Endorsed and developed by one of the best known companies when it comes to maps and navigators, Tom Tom Radars is one of the most popular applications on the market, which once again aims to warn us of the presence of radars to avoid fines.
Users are very important to this application and they are in charge of sharing and also verifying the location of fixed speed cameras. Obviously it does not make sense to verify other types of radars, which are mobile phones, and which do not have, with few exceptions, the same location.
To finish we must point out this application that is one of the most updated, thanks to the fact that it receives updates twice a week. In addition, the coverage of fixed radars in Spanish territory goes up to 95%, which means being able to be informed of almost any fixed radar and avoid unpleasant surprises.
The only negative aspect of this application is that, at least for the moment, it is only available for devices with Android operating system.
iCoyote
iCoyote is an application that notifies all its users of the radars installed on the road, and as with SocialDrive, it is based on the information that users provide. In addition to the radars, which can always get us out of a hurry and get rid of a fine, it also indicates any incident, accidents or traffic jams.
This app, which is available on Android or iOS, is one of the best valued of this type by users and also offers us a very interesting and dynamic navigation system, with the clear objective of “avoiding unexpected surprises on the trip”.
Radar warning
On this occasion the name of this application already makes its usefulness very clear and that like all the others we have seen in this article it is used to detect radars on any road. Speed camera warning device is available in its totally free trial version for Android or iOS.
The free version is not as complete as the paid version, but it serves us perfectly to detect the presence of most fixed radars, camouflaged, section, mobile radars, in traffic lights and tunnels. The paid version costs "only" 1,99 euros that we certainly encourage you to pay right now because if it only avoids a fine you will have already amortized the almost two euros that the application is worth.
Waze
If we talk about applications with which to detect radars and incidents in the traffic of our country, we cannot forget with Waze which is one of the most downloaded and above all the most used. In addition, the user community behind this application is one of the most numerous and active in the world, which allows the application to have continuously updated information.
Available for free for iOS and Android devices It allows us not only to detect radars of all kinds, but also police controls, accidents, traffic jams and even the prices of the different gas stations that we are going to find on our way.
This is my usual application to detect the presence of radars or other problems, although I have to say that depending on the population where you reside, the information may be higher or lower depending on the contributions of users. Of course, if you live in a large urban center, do not worry about this because the information will be abundant.
raddroid
raddroid It is one of the best rated applications on Google Play and one of the ones that gets the best opinions from users on the subject that concerns us today. The notes and opinions obtained are even in spite of the price of the paid version, which reaches 5,99 euros, which from now on we tell you that it is very much worth paying.
Luckily there is a free version available for download and although it is not as complete as the paid version it is really useful. Radardroid's options include the audible warnings for radars, day and night modes for better usability or the possibility of using the application as a conventional GPS.
In the paid version we find ourselves as an application without advertising, which warns us of the radars according to the direction of travel and that can be run in the background without any problem or inconvenience.
easy mobile
To close this list we have decided to include an application that does not have much to do with speed cameras, but that can be of great help to all users who drive a car. And is that easy mobile It saves us from having to place the typical slips that allow us to park in limited parking areas. Also thanks to this application we can forget about having to return to the car to renew the possibility of staying parked in the same place.
Unfortunately this app is not yet available in too many towns, although where if it is operational is a real blessing. Among the positive points of Easymobile is the possibility of making payments by credit cards or Paypal. This will prevent us from having to always have a huge amount of coins available with which to pay and that is because most machines of this type do not accept payments with bills.
Being able to avoid radars and always having to carry coins is a real blessing for anyone who drives. If you don't usually get behind the wheel, you can see for yourself as soon as you drive in a regular way.
If you need to know more information about this application that is available for Adroid and iOS devices, you can consult it through its official website.
Notice
The General Directorate of Traffic has prohibited for some time all types of devices that are capable of detecting radars, fining all drivers who make use of them. The applications that we have shown you today, as we have already said, are not illegal, but we will not be responsible for any fine or sanction that an agent may process for its use.
In all cases, our recommendation is that you use them wisely and rarely. It is not at all recommended to drive on any road at high speeds, depending on an application that tells us where a radar is located. Sometimes a fine is bad news and it can dethrone us any month, but driving at an irresponsible speed and having an accident can end with more than just our bank account. Drive with caution and at the permitted speed, although if you decide not to do so, keep in mind that your life and those of other people may be at stake, and above all that no one but you will be responsible.
What applications do you use in your daily life to detect radars?. Tell us in the space reserved for comments on this post or through one of the social networks where we are present and eager to discuss this and many other topics with you.
They can be used at any time on the roads of Colombia