bicingwatch

El Periódico: ¿Casco? No, gracias: El ayuntamiento admite que el Bicing quedaría muy tocado y también se opone al nuevo código Los ciclistas rechazan la imposición de la DGT y reclaman más esfuerzo para evitar los accidentes

ECF: “The Pain in Spain: Revisited”: Spain is proposing some rather nasty legislation, which includes a compulsory helmet law. ECF’s Road Safety Officer, Ceri Woolsgrove, explains why this is bad news. “If I were looking to introduce cheap and easy laws to devastate cycling in a country …

I am all for enforcing driving laws, but this seems a bit harsh. I also wonder when they are going to start enforcing the speed and stop lights laws in Barcelona for cars and motorcycles. Every few weeks I see an accident involving scooter riders who jumped the lights. I guess bicing riders are …

There are controls all over town, so be care not to skip a red light (which you shouldn’t do anyway). I wish they would take that much attention of the motorists. El Periodico also has an article about it. Controls on Passeig de Sant Joan on Tuesday

Bikes must not be padlocked to trees, traffic lights, benches or litter bins The Barcelona local police, the Guàrdia Urbana, have started a campaign to inform bike owners of parking restrictions. Leaflets will be hung on the handlebars, and are to remind owners that, in the case of not complying …

From bcn.es: Barcelona will have another 28 kilometres of cycle lanes in the coming months … “What we want to do by introducing the bylaw is guarantee road safety, for example, by preventing cyclists from going through traffic lights on red or motor vehicles from using lanes reserved …