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Alicia Morales proposes "the creation of an ordinance regulating bicycle circulation, something that would be beneficial and that already exists in many municipalities"

NOW MURCIA complaint ninguneo with which the City is the Observatory of the Bicycle, since the council has not led to the municipal advisory body issues like campaign fines to cyclists traveling on the sidewalk or courses to be provide users and monitors.

Thus, the councilor and spokesman Alicia Morales recalled that the Observatory has the participation of associations, groups and experts, in addition to municipal parties, but regrets "that the issues could be entering into a discussion to provide different views and are not addressed thus enriching, but is being used as a platform for propaganda of the municipal government. this is what happened at the last meeting of the body, in which the PP filed its draft segregated bike lanes. "

The mayor regrets that "the municipality does not have a comprehensive policy for cycling and sustainable transport, but goes on the run, taking isolated measures."

In this sense, Morales said that it would be beneficial to "create an ordinance regulating bicycle traffic, a measure that has already been taken in many municipalities. The creation of this ordinance in Murcia show the political will of PP to promote sustainable transport" .

Morales stressed that "the creation of bike lanes is critical, and should take other measures such as the requirements of the zones 30 are fulfilled."

The councilor explained that "in these areas, also called traffic calming or calm, the maximum speed for vehicles is 30 km / h, giving priority to cyclists."

"We asked them to report on whether is monitoring this measure, if motor vehicles are doing their part and if the initiative is being effective," said the mayor.

Regarding the courses that the City Council has announced that it will give in the coming months, Morales claims that "will bring to impart to people of Valencia, when in Murcia there are associations with a long history and professionals who could perform this task perfectly. The most regrettable in this case it is that the Department of Traffic and Safety has not even contacted Murcia associations to see if they could do this work, as if they could, because they have people trained for this. "

On the campaign fines to circulate with his bicycle on the sidewalk, the councilor said that "the City Council once again in this kind of issue, start the cart before the horse. The logical order is to first create the necessary infrastructure, after making and awareness campaigns, and finally go to sanctions. fines should be the last link, but the PP comes to them without having given previous steps. policies should do always thinking about improving the situation of citizens and the municipality. "

Source: Ahora Murcia