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Full press release from the association Murcia Bike:
Requests that you give away a bike
Promotional campaign to as transport CO2che
To mark the launch of the campaign of Local Youth Council in which through its Total Murcia card offering discounts to young people to obtain driver's license, Murcia Bike Association would like to recall its position when the DGT (General Directorate of Traffic) launched the "Driver's license for one euro a day" in June 2007.
In this new campaign also there is not even required to attend sessions on road safety awareness in the DGT.
It is clear that by providing a driving license for motor vehicles among the younger population, is encouraging the unsustainable model of the indiscriminate use of CO2che, which only help to aggravate the greenhouse effect and therefore climate change.
On the other hand, is a known fact the percentage growth of the accidents caused by younger drivers, thus facilitating and encouraging the widespread use of the car by financing from driving, increase the number of young drivers on our roads with negative effects on road safety.
Also alarming is the leading cause of death among those under 30 years is the Road Violence.
In an editorial in the journal Traffic and Road Safety "n º 184 (May-June 2007), published by the DGT, states:" Sociologists, psychologists and other professionals have analyzed the accidents of young people with cars, which account more than 30% of fatalities despite being only 20% of drivers. They say that they grow uncontrollably professional skills, underestimate risks, they are competitors, exhibitionists, risk-loving, emotion ... "
In this journal of the DGT, in the article "Young and Accidents" are provided to the National Institute of Statistics as "Traffic accidents are the leading cause (33%) of death in this age group (referring to young between 15 and 29 years), above paragraphs as tumors (11%). Not to mention the almost 900 young people each year are disabled by injuries suffered, according to Dr. Juan Vidal, head of the Spinal Cord Injury Unit Guttman Institute. "
Other highly relevant statements provided in this article are: "The RACC Foundation estimates that during the first year of driving, the probability of an accident is up to five times "....." Luis Montoro, professor Security Road, said: Young people live and behave as natural as life is more aggressive, more competitive, exhibitionist, more risk seeking .... unfortunately some of the vehicles. They expected the accident .".... "Sociologists and J. Victor Perez
Carlos Rodriguez, adding that young people tend to underestimate the personal risk and overestimate their abilities drivers.
Especially when they go in groups.
It's time to show their skills.
So the accident are easier for young people with high occupancy vehicles. "
Instead, ask the Local Youth Council to give away bicycles to use as transportation friendly and healthy environment.
Contribute as much to reduce CO2 emissions and to reduce accident rates on public roads.
REQUESTS THAT YOU GIVE A BIKE
We encourage people to seek bikes to any agency or institution decides to promote the use of private vehicles pollutants.
To this end, we provide on our website (http://www.carrilbicimurcia.es) an application form.
Campaign "Ask the DGT I gave you a bike" http://www.carrilbicimurcia.es/ficha.asp?id=47
Murcia Bike Association.
www.carrilbicimurcia.es
info@carrilbicimurcia.es
Source: Asociación Murcia en Bici
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