Although it sounds strange to you, splashing a pedestrian with a puddle with your car can have a fine: we are talking about between 80 and 100 euros.
Until recently we complained about the lack of rain in our country. Now, with a massive presence throughout the entire Peninsula, traveling by car is complicated and you have to take certain precautions when driving.
No, we are not going to repeat the well-known advice of slow down, redouble your attention and watch out for pools of water that every year, when the rainy season arrives, all the media tend to repeat it. We understand that you know them and put them into practice and, if not, here is an article where we summarize them for you.
It depends on the interpretation of the authorities
On this occasion, we are going to point out something that perhaps you did not know. And it is that there is a possibility that we will be fined by the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) because of the rain. You know very well that if the pattern of your tire does not have the minimum depth, you can be penalized by the authorities and with the precipitation the risk of not having enough grip is multiplied and we will skid or do aquaplaning. But it’s not about this either.
The authorities can penalize you if you splash a passerby with the water that your car pushes when passing through a puddle or accumulation of water on a highway or urban street. Although there is no specific fine for splashing pedestrians, article 2 of the General Traffic Regulations may be applicable.
This text points out that «road users are obliged to behave in such a way that they do not unduly hinder traffic or cause unnecessary danger, harm or inconvenience to personsor damage to property.
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Thus, it is left to the interpretation of the agents that if we “bath” a poor pedestrian because of our vehicle we will be sanctioned. If so, the fine that drivers who splash a passerby when going over a puddle could receive could be between 80 and 100 euros.
This is just for splashing. if this comes accompanied by excessive speedthe infraction corresponding to this excess would have to be added, which can add up to another 600 euros more in fine.