The simple Google Maps trick to warn of speed cameras in the car during the Todos los Santos bridge

The three-day long weekend that many Spaniards have been waiting for is here, even if the circumstances are not the best. The DANA that hit Europe continues to affect several autonomous communities, to which the government advises against going; However, this will not prevent Operation Exit from continuing to take place on All Saints’ Day on September 1, particularly in the least affected communities.

This also means it’s more important than ever to have a good mapping app in the car, whether with Android Auto on the touchscreen or directly with your mobile. And the best is undoubtedly Google Maps, since it is capable of offering warnings of all kinds that can help us a lot on the road, such as traffic jams, accidents or other events.

But recently, one of the reasons why more and more drivers are using Google Maps is radar warning. This is a most well-known feature in Waze, but it’s also available in Google Maps in just a few steps.

To begin with, we must be clear on the distinction between mobile radars and fixed radars; the location of the latter is public and known, and Apps like Google Maps can warn users of their approach towards a section controlled by a fixed radar. The same cannot be said for mobile radars; Google Maps can show them, but it cannot tell us when we are approaching, so it is our responsibility to check their position before starting the journey.

To activate speed cameras in Google Maps we must enable traffic layer. To do it, it’s very simple, you have to start a route in the application, then click on the button at the top right of the layers; Here we need to make sure that the Traffic layer is enabled, as this is the only one that will show speed camera information and other driving-related data, such as traffic jams.

Fixed speed cameras will appear on the course map in blue, while mobile speed cameras will appear in orange. By default, when we start the route Google Maps will automatically inform us of fixed speed cameras; but if we don’t hear the navigation voice we need to make sure the option is enabled. To do this, in the application we must click on our profile image at the top right, and in the options menu we enter “Settings” and “Browsing settings”. A screen will open and in the ‘Sound and voice’ section, activate ‘Sound on’.