The Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante, has published this morning the exposure to the public of the beginning of the period of allegations to the initial approval of the modification of the general municipal ordinance on traffic, circulation of motor vehicles and road safety approved by the City Council of Dénia the past 25 of August with the vote against the PSOE Denia.
The socialist councilor in charge of governance issues, Pep Marí, has branded the modification of the municipal traffic ordinance as "an outrage against the users of the bicycle, since the municipal adaptation to the state traffic regulations is a copy and paste of other cities that has been done without taking into account the large deficit of roads for cyclists in the city."
As explained by the Socialist councilor, "this new municipal regulations has been copying the ordinance other cities that have established a good system of bike lanes in the city that is far from the bungling of bike lanes and bike-roads we have in Dénia not going anywhere."
Marí explained that he fully agrees that cyclists should not ride on the sidewalks, as provided for in the new regulations and that it is intended to limit the high speed with which some mountain bikes circulate on the Rotates, but criticizes that from the regulations they are prohibited from circulating in pedestrian areas when there is no alternative circuit to go with the bicycle.
The socialist mayor has commented, "It is outrageous that the new rules to reach the end of their Rotes have to go down the road, because if finally approved the ordinance may be fined 50 euros for driving on a pedestrian zone."
For this reason he urged the executive Ana Kringe installing a sidewalk-bike in the Paseo de la Marineta and Rotes them to bike users can continue to run at a moderate speed for a limited lane does not endanger their safety and passersby.
Another point of the legislation criticized the council is that in the segregated bike lanes of motorized traffic (is that which lies within the roadway, but separated from motorized traffic, such as lane Avenida de Gandia or Montgo) sidewalks and bike (Diana street to street Colón) may be used for circulation on bicycles, tricycles chairs and disabled, skates, skateboards or similar, "It is able to cause more accidents to cyclists because of the diversity of users who are not bikes that circulate in this way and being ignored by the rest of motorized traffic", He commented the councilman.
Pep Marí mentioned that "whether or not the goal was to promote bicycle construction in recent years of cycle paths and cycle streets, the new legislation is an attack against users of this transport system".
The Socialist councilor stressed that adaptation to the national legislation does not have the participation of users of bicycles and encouraged citizens to submit comments during the 30 days you will be exposed to the public.
