The Security council and Circulation, Nuria Fuentes, wanted to explain that "part of the new bylaw cycling is taken according to State Law on Traffic, Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety. Thus, the Law 18/2009 of 23 September, which is available in the Official Gazette number 283, provides that driving without lights on the bike is a minor violation and driving with a headset or using the mobile phone is a serious offense. In addition, in the same law specifies the amount of sanctions, with the slight up to 100 euro up to 200 severe and very severe, up to 500 euros. "
"I think the less interesting that the Municipal Group Socialist be afraid to this bylaw and not state law created by his own party, which is taken from the ordinance. Also check again and again to give back to society because the organizations and neighborhood associations cyclists are making their suggestions to this draft ordinance, in order to become an ordinance participatory, "says Fuentes.
"I have to remind the Socialist Municipal Group we work with social consensus and therefore we wanted to present the draft to the representatives of associations and neighborhood cyclists, offering ten days to submit their claims."
"This ordinance seeks to provide maximum safety to both bikers and pedestrians on the ground that the bicycle is a vehicle as set forth in Royal Decree 2822/1998 of 23 December and, therefore, must meet the same rules as other vehicles. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia