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More than a hundred cyclists from different corners of the city of Santiago gathered this Thursday afternoon in New Providence with Holland, in Providencia, in protest of the death of a 24-year-old female bicycle driver who was run over during the morning by a collective locomotion bus in that sector.
At this time the traffic in New Providence in the sector remains cut off due to the demonstration, which has generated great traffic congestion.
The cyclists made a candle at the exact point where the accident occurred.
Most of the protesters stayed for about two hours, and then began to move west, towards Plaza Baquedano.
Update: Cyclists cut traffic through New Providence to the west. Great congestion in the place. #CooperativeInHome pic.twitter.com/5QgjXC5iL4
– Felipe Cofré (@_felipecofre) November 12, 2020
CARABINERS ATTACKED BY PROTESTERS
During the protest there was a tense situation that had a group of carabinieri attacked by some of the participants of the convocation.
The event occurred in circumstances where the uniformed men were guarding the vicinity of the Mall Costanera Center on foot. At a time when They were on the access walkway to the compound, they were identified by a group of protesters, who began to attack them by throwing blunt objects at them.
The policemen had to take cover by entering a commercial premises, a San Camilo bakery, located in New Providence with Luis Thayer Ojeda. The enclosure suffered damage to the metal curtain. Given the situation, the carabinieri they had to be rescued by a police patrol.
A group of carabinieri was attacked by cyclists who were demonstrating in New Providence with the Netherlands. They had to take shelter in a commercial premises that were also attacked. Minutes later they were rescued. #CooperativeInHome pic.twitter.com/ZkumUl77TX
– Felipe Cofré (@_felipecofre) November 13, 2020
GOVERNMENT BETS ON PROPOSED LAW TO FACE REALITY
The cyclists claim that motorized vehicles – automobiles and buses – do not respect the meter and a half distance established by the Road Coexistence Law and urge the Government to take urgent measures to stop and prevent accidents with fatal results.
So far this year, 87 cyclists have died as a result of various traffic accidents.
Along with regretting the new incident, the Minister of Transport, Gloria Hutt, reaffirmed the Government’s interest in preventing events like this, demonstrated by the extreme urgency announced yesterday Wednesday for the bill that creates the Automated Center for the Treatment of Infractions (CATI).
Although the secretary of Live the Bike, Caroline moren, recognizes that “to reduce the number of deaths per day, a CATI project is very welcome”, He called on the Government to “apply measures now. The current audit may require more human resources”.
Moren, the spokesperson for Angry Cyclists César Garrido, stating that this initiative “is not enough; evidently we are used to behaving to the extent that we are punished, and clearly the Automated Control System will work. “
“What they have done to him to the point of exhaustion is to improve the conditions in which one obtains a driver’s license“, critical.
CONASET: “THE DECEASED ARE A GREAT CONCERN, ESPECIALLY THE CYCLISTS”
From the National Traffic Safety Commission (Conaset), meanwhile, your executive secretary, Johanna volrrath, said to What Remains of the Day, from Cooperative, what “For us, those who have died in traffic accidents are a great concern, especially the cyclists who have died these days.”
The official stated that “although, in general, we have fewer deaths than in other years, those most affected in these months, “by traffic accidents,” have been the most vulnerable, “ referring to the increase in cyclists and pedestrians that have been registered as a consequence of the lack of refinement, being “more exposed”.
In this sense, Volrrath explained that “although accidents are always multi-causal”, the high speed that motorists reach is the main trigger of road accidents with fatal consequences in Chile.
Faced with one of the main demands of cyclists, the respect of the safety distance of one and a half meters, the executive secretary of Conaset pointed out that “It will only be respected if we combine control with education.”
Volrrath stressed that “a large part” of the Road Coexistence Law “points to a cultural shift that will likely take more years, and that is a constant work that we carry out with road safety education campaigns, not only for adults, but also for children. “
Finally, when asked about the possible implementation of a “Cyclist Card”, assured that “Today it is not part of our highest priority projects.”
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