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Start the Road Safety Week in Murcia, which includes workshops, lectures, conferences, courses, practical classes, demonstrations and marches cycling until 16 October.

José Ballesta highlighted the work of driving schools as "genuine universities of road safety with highly qualified professionals who shape the future of our society."

The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, with the president of the Regional Association of Schools of Murcia, Enrique Lorca, head of Traffic in Murcia, Virginia Jerez, and the president of the National Confederation of Driving, José Miguel Baez, today opened the Week road or road Safety Week in Murcia, with a series of lectures and a round table has had as its central theme traffic accidents that occur in commuting to work.

During his speech, the mayor said that "from today until Sunday, 16 October, the Road Week offer activities designed to instill in Murcia the importance of respecting the basic rules of the road, through workshops, lectures, conferences, courses , practical classes, demonstrations and marches cyclists;

a set of activities aimed at different age groups that will allow inculcate and refresh the rules on mobility and transport ".

José Ballesta said that "road safety is a matter of all Administrations, Bodies and Security Forces, drivers and pedestrians and, of course, civil society" and highlighted the role of driving schools: "They are much more that places you learn to drive or title is obtained;

driving schools are training centers, universities genuine road safety professionals with high qualifications that mark the future of road safety in our society. "

Moreover, the mayor highlighted the work of the 580 officers of the local police in Murcia, who ensure safety in the streets and roads of the town and recalled that "to strengthen control actions in the municipality, on 23 September, local police began conducting drug tests on drivers. "

Activities in Santo Domingo this weekend

The Road Week activities continue this weekend.

Tomorrow, from 11 to 14 and from 17.30 to 20 hours, and Sunday October 9, from 11 to 14 hours, the Plaza de Santo Domingo and Alfonso X Avenue will be the scene of many workshops and activities for drivers , families and children.

Thus, members of the Civil Guard, Local Police, Fire and Health Services will make a display of vehicles, equipment and personnel, where they show the Murcia all actions carried out to improve road safety for all.

For example, how the apparatus for detecting alcohol and drugs work, radars, roadside assistance, etc.

In addition, teachers of driving schools associated with Aramur taught free for citizens to know how to drive in conflict zones such as roundabouts, on efficient driving it improves comfort practical classes, increases security because it is based on a forward driving, while it is decreasing consumption, maintenance costs and emissions and changing wheels and placement chains.

Younger guests may participate in the workshop 'Learning to be drivers' with which they will be taught through games and a circuit, the importance of road safety and obedience of the signals.

For this children's bicycles and tricycles they will be used and a circuit is drawn in the Plaza Santo Domingo with traffic signs.

simulator turnaround that will recreate what happens when a vehicle rolls over, and the importance of using seat belt will also be installed, and by using special glasses young and old can see firsthand the effects of alcohol, cannabis and fatigue driving.

In addition to these activities, information points will be installed with associations Traffic Accident Victims and Blood Donation Center Blood and experts from the Directorate General of Traffic.

From Monday 10 to Friday 14 will be held an awareness campaign in schools and colleges where schoolchildren inculcate the importance of road safety and they transmit a basic understanding of rules and signals, as well as practical training on bicycles and mopeds.

On Saturday 15 November at 13.30 hours in the Plaza de Santo Domingo and Alfonso X Avenue will host a theoretical and practical conference on two wheels that will travel in different groups streets of Murcia, where instructors will teach how to ride a bike in the most safe.

Finally, on Sunday 16 at 10.30 am will begin the Mototurística Road 'road safety' due out at 10.30 am and will travel Alhama de Murcia, Mazarrón Espuña and, among other places, coming to Cartagena.

Throughout the week, today until 16 October, two citizen information points will be installed in the Plaza Santo Domingo and the Avenida de la Libertad in order to report on activities, workshops and conferences.

For more information you can go to the associated driving schools and Aramur headquarters, located in C / San Leandro 7 Murcia, call 968 351 335 phone and access the web www.vialweek.es.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia