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The councilor of the Municipal Socialist Group, Juan Vicente Larrosa, said Tuesday that "it is a major incongruity that the cyclists are being fined for walking on the sidewalks when they are not offered a safe alternative of transit" and that "this fact is Causing many users to leave the bike for their daily commutes. "

Larrosa has criticized the Councilor for Traffic, Safety and Citizen Protection, Lola Sáchez, to announce in a hype campaigns that intends to promote the use of the bicycle "to later not offer users an adequate network of bike lanes or areas with Speed ​​limit of 30 km, or any other alternative that guarantees its safety ".

"This does not mean that we are against the Code of Circulation, on the contrary, from the PSOE we believe that it is necessary to sanction the uncomfortable behaviors, but we consider that to circulate by sidewalks in certain sections that do not offer alternative, can not be object of fine" , Explained Larrosa.

In this sense, the socialist mayor has once again called on the government of Ballesta a definitive Urban Mobility Plan "that allows the coexistence and harmony between pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles, with a network of bike lanes in perfect condition, public transport Sustainable, quality and with affordable prices that connect the center with the districts. "

"No matter how much Mr. Ballesta pledges, Murcia is not a friendly municipality in terms of mobility, on sight is that the users of the bicycle are not safe when it comes to driving around the city and are forced to climb to The sidewalks in stretches where they fear for their physical integrity "has influenced the socialist councilor.

Juan Vicente Larrosa recalled that "in Murcia there are few cycling routes and those that are in very poor condition, have serious deficiencies in pavement and signaling, as is the case of zone 30 of the regional archive, very poorly marked and in which You hardly see the vials on the ground. "

Likewise, "the PSOE in Murcia advocates for better information, training and road awareness of the citizen who should start from the schools and continue with the users of all types of vehicles that transit through the streets of the city," continued Larrosa.

Finally, the socialist councilor has taken the opportunity to ask for more attention to the public bicycle stands that are in a regrettable state of deterioration and make difficult the use by the Murcia and Murcia.

"The lack of proper maintenance of public bicycles does not help to attract potential users and, in addition, endangers the safety of those who finally decide to use them in spite of loose saddles, deflated wheels or If the commitment to sustainable mobility was real on the part of the Government of Ballesta, we would not have to denounce this kind of thing. "

Source: PSOE Murcia