Thousands of Spaniards gathered in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square to protest the recent reduction in highway speed limits in Spain.
The reduction from 120 to 110 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour to 69 mph) was put into force last week, but the group Movimiento 140 (88 mph) has been pushing to increase the speed limit to 140 kmh.
Protesters Sunday carried speed-limit signs with the number 110 and a red stripe through it, while others carried similar signs with the number 140, Think Spain reported.
"We don't need to be forced to drive at 110. It would have been better just to make recommendations on how to save petrol while driving," said Pedro Javaloyes, spokesman for the group.
More than 34,000 petition signatures were gathered from people who are against the lower speed restrictions, and 191,000 from those who want the limit increased to 140 kmh.
The group applied to the Supreme Court to postpone the reduction, but its case was thrown out.
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