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The City Council launched, from tomorrow until September 1, the campaign on the use of bicycles, with special attention to the hull of way, overtaking, safety distances and use of bicycle lanes
With the start of the summer, the City of Cartagena launches Road Safety Campaign on the "Use of bicycles in the urban environment."
Between July 15 and September 1 will increase the local police surveillance throughout the municipality, especially in the councils of the coast and in the center of Cartagena.
"Respect" is the keyword of the information campaign during which he distributed brochures with tips for 5000 cyclists, motorists and pedestrians on road rules of conduct.
Recommendations for cyclists: Do not use headphones as to not hear vehicles approaching from behind, have a liability insurance for bicycles can cover them in case of accident, and always move in the right lane and wearing a helmet.
A passenger car drivers is remembered, among other recommendations, it is legal for cyclists to circulate in parallel and to advance them to leave at least 1.5 meters apart.
All agents of the local police service involved in the campaign with regular monitoring of bicycle parking in the city, to ensure the safety of bicycles and bicycle lanes, solving problems as illegally parked vehicles, obstacles or damage to pavement.
OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN
The objectives pursued with this campaign are:
- Integrate rider mobility with other modes of transportation in the city.
- Encourage the use of bicycles as a mode of transportation common.
- Propose measures to prevent and resolve conflicts between bicycles and other means of transport.
- Promote participation in the development of mobility rider.
MAJOR VIOLATIONS OF CYCLISTS AND DRIVERS
Local police also recalls that the most common traffic offenses committed by cyclists are:
1.
Driving without care or attention.
2.
Failure to respect the preference of another vehicle.
3.
Incorrect transposition into the circulation.
4.
Failure to observe traffic lights.
5.
Failure to observe stop or yield.
6.
Not respecting pedestrian passage or preference.
Regarding the most common traffic violations committed by drivers of motor vehicles are:
1.
Failing to respect the safe distance cyclists.
2.
Parking in bike lanes.
3.
Failure to observe right of way of cyclists.
The most common offense committed by pedestrians is the invasion of bike lanes, where the bike path runs along the sidewalk.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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