The DGT responds to a driver who denounced the behavior of cyclists

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With the #NoSigasSuEjemplo hahstag remember that you can drive 2 at a maximum on roads

We echo the news published by the autos.com portal where he comments that last June, Jose A. Plaza, an outraged driver, uploaded the following video to his profile on a social network commenting "Where do I get the meter and a half to overtake them?"

Today, it has more than 3,7 millions of views and more than 2.000 comments of users who have also seen themselves in the same situation at some time.

The last to join the controversial claim hasthe DGT to give the reason to the driver for his annoyance of not being able to overtake them and sending a message to cyclists who, in this case, are breaking the traffic code.

According to the rules of road safety, cyclists can ride a maximum of two in two and, when they circulate in a group, stay as close as possible to one another acting as one. As can be seen in the video images, there are more than six cyclists in line obstructing the visibility of the driver and seriously endangering their own lives

This July the DGT has echoed on Twitter the video of this driver and He has published an educational video for the cyclist. So far, his publications focused on the obligation to leave a meter and a half away when overtaking a cyclist. Now also focuses on the figure of the cyclist and sends a clear message about how to circulate correctly in groups: two by two at most. After this tweet in which he names the video, they uploaded another tweet with a formative video in which they explain the proper behavior in these cases.

 

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