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Councillor for Traffic and Public Safety, Lola Sanchez, held a meeting with representatives of the Office of the Bicycle and local police in order to implement initiatives that facilitate coexistence between cyclists and pedestrians.
Thus, it will launch an information campaign to remind cyclists who can not travel on sidewalks and they have to respect traffic rules as established by the Directorate General of Traffic.
Thus, it is recalled that can not use the mobile phone on bicycle, can not move in the opposite direction to the march, they have to respect the traffic lights and respect the right of way as any vehicle.
This campaign will be conducted through the distribution of leaflets, placing a vinyl in aparcabicis closed with the rules and the installation of marquees.
According to Councilwoman Lola Sanchez "at this early stage we seek to raise awareness and to show cyclists that is forbidden to drive through pedestrian walkways, whether sidewalks, squares and gardens, and that failure to comply with the rules may pose a risk to them."
This campaign will run until September, in which a special Local Police start to punish improper actions of various cyclists will be created.
It was also penalize those who do not make good use of bikes MUyBICI as using a card of another user, mounted two people on the same bike or not use them properly.
Fines will be established by the Road Traffic Code and the rules of use of public bicycle rental system MUyBICI.
Councillor for Traffic and Security explained that "during the time that Murcia has held the presidency of the Network of Cities for Bicycle have asked other cities to tell us your experience on this issue and have concluded that this initiative is the most convenient to solve it ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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