Run a cyclist 76 years by a driver who has tested positive in cocaine

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This past Thursday a cyclist of 76 years has been run over on Avenida de Libia in the city of Córdoba by an 34 driver who has tested positive for cocaine and negative in alcohol.

The wounded cyclist, of 76 years, has suffered serious injuries and has been admitted to the Neurosurgery Service of the Reina Sofía University Hospital in Córdoba.

The accident consisted of a scope of tourism to the bicycle when both circulated in the same lane.

The law prohibits driving with the presence of drugs in the body, being excluded the substances that are used under medical prescription and with a therapeutic purpose. - Driving under the effects of drugs is classified as a very serious infraction, punished with a drug.1.000 euros annuity and the withdrawal of six points.

From Triathlon News we work to try to raise awareness among cyclists and drivers trying to inform about good behavior and the regulations to avoid these tragic news.

Then we leave a series of links where various scenarios are shown and how to act before them

• How does a group of cyclists on the road have to circulate?
• This way you DO NOT have to overtake a cyclist, we tell you how to do it Share!
• Map of the black spots for cyclists in Spain
• How to overtake a cyclist when there is a continuous line?
• How to overtake a cyclist if another approaches from the front
• Comobity the APP of the DGT for the safety of drivers, cyclists and pedestrians
• How to overtake a cyclist? We present 3 different situations
• Do you know the regulation that you have to follow the accompanying car of a group of cyclists?
• First measures of the special plan of the DGT to increase the safety of cyclists
• The new information panels of the Cyclists Safety Plan

Source: eldiadecordoba.es