Cycle Tour on Pre-Tour Tour Champion cyclists are working their way around the country at the moment, stopping off far and wide for photo calls, all as part of a promotional campaign to make sure everybody knows the importance of this year´s cycling tour of Spain, La Vuelta. This year, the race is even more important for the local area of Torrevieja, as the event … Read More
Worrying Trend will See More Pedestrians, Cyclists and Bikers Killed Analysis of data from recent years suggests that since the birth of the automobile, in 2020, more vulnerable road users will be killed on Spain’s roads than the occupants of four-wheeled vehicles. The information comes from the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), which suggests that by following the current evolution, there will be more pedestrians, … Read More
More Cyclists Charged with Drink Driving Traffic officers from the Guardia Civil in Pontevedra have charged two cyclists, in separate incidents, for drink driving offences. The first case was in the municipality of Portas when officers received information about a male cycling on the N-550 showing signs of being intoxicated. Following up the reports, a patrol soon located a cyclist in … Read More
Two Cyclists Killed on Saturday Investigations are underway to determine the causes of two road traffic incidents in the Valencia region which have resulted in two cyclists being killed. The first incident occurred just after 11:00 on the N-332, between the Alicante towns of Guardamar Read Full Article... Read More
Cyclists Advised over Responsibilities The DGT has sent a message through their social media platforms trying to reach out to cyclists to be aware of their behaviour and responsibilities on public roads. The aim was to advise cyclists of their responsibilities, but not in Read Full Article... Read More
Red Light Jumping Cyclist has Bike Confiscated A cyclist in Elche (Alicante) had his bike confiscated this week, after a Local Police patrol observed the cyclist riding through a red traffic light. The officers observed the infraction on Tuesday in the city centre and proceeded to process Read Full Article... Read More
New Signs Can Warn of Cyclists Ahead The DGT has installed the latest set of so-called intelligent road signs, this time being tested on the roads of La Rioja, aimed at trying to make the roads safer for cyclists. Intelligent road signs are able to read the Read Full Article... Read More
Cyclist Stopped 4 Times Over Limit The Guardia Civil in Lugo stopped a cyclist on the LU-120 main road and found that the rider was 4 times over the legal maximum permitted limit. The incident occurred last Tuesday when the officers were involved in a routine Read Full Article... Read More
Cyclist Protection Plans Revealed Juan Ignacio Zoido, the Minister of the Interior, chaired the Traffic Safety Committee of the General Traffic Department (DGT) meeting on Tuesday, as we reported in the Costa Blanca People, in order to study the problems facing cyclists and all Read More ... Read More
One in Four Cyclists Test Positive for Alcohol Startling statistics produced by the Madrid Municipal Police have revealed that during their campaigns to test for cyclists who have consumed alcohol, one in four tested positive. Since 2010, a total of 659 alcohol tests have been performed on cyclists, Read More ... Read More
New Restrictions to Improve Safety The DGT has announced a range of measures they plan to implement this year, all aimed at reducing the number of fatalities and casualties from road traffic incidents. One of the measures announced is expressly aimed at protecting cyclists, after Read More ... Read More
Cyclists – Know the Law It is probably safe to say that all road users have witnessed a bicycle rider going through a red light or riding on the pavement, a practice that many find frustrating, but always one that raises the same question, are Read More ... Read More