The general director of Traffic: "The cyclists must assume responsibilities, there are very radical"

31 July 2018Updated on July 31, 2018

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These are the words of the general director of Traffic, Pere Navarro, in an interview with the newspaper el mundo, where he talks about cyclists on the road.

His return to the front of the DGT (a month ago), which he already managed between 2004 and 2012, has been well received by almost everyone. Not in vain, comes when things have been crooked for several years and he was the great architect of the reduction of road accidents - an 60% in his first term - that placed Spain as a European benchmark.

The figures of the past month of July are bad: until Thursday they went 103 deceased, three more than a year before

In said interview he comments " A car poses great risks to the pedestrian, the cyclist and the motorist. But not the other way around. From here, you have to prioritize Road Safety over any other aspect of traffic. It is a non-negotiable issue. "

The cyclists worry. But they are not always an example ...

With cyclists there two phases. The first, that of his expansion: give them facilities to promote the bike.

The second, to which we are reaching, is when there are already many. So you have to order and discipline, who assume responsibilities.

Although I do not dare to say one. In confidence, it's a true brown. There are very radical positions.

His opinion about punishing with a maximum of four years someone who, drunk, kills several people.

At 2008, we already told someone that if they bought a car to go to 200 km / h, that car would only take them to jail. If a society is very tolerant, it will accept low penalties.

If it is very demanding, that will be reflected in the Penal Code. And at this time, society does not feel comfortable with the disproportion of those cases: a lot of damage, little pain. So the Administration has to be sensitive.

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