the initiative in defense of the “two wheels”
The appointment is at 7:30 in the morning. Then slowly the bicycles are positioned on the line that divides the part of the road intended for the two wheels. “We defend our space in the city with our bodies and our bikes,” protesters say.
New protest for the Roman community of cyclists this morning, Friday 16 December, this time staging the “human cycle path”, the same seen in other Italian cities. The objective is to highlight the dangers of the road, the poor maintenance of the existing tracks and the request to reduce the speed limits in the city. The human cycle path which extends from Porta Pia to Castro Pretorio, even if the objective initially was to arrive at viale del Policlinico: “But we are less than expected” , they explain.
A ‘human cycle path’ to ask for more road safety: “No more victims”
After the garrison of protest under the Ministry of Infrastructureand with the inter-ministerial table announced by Minister Salvini on 21 December, those who move around by bicycle every day and defend light mobility, seem not to want to let go: “Investments are needed – says Enzina Fasano, president of Salvaciclisti Rome -, but above all it is necessary that the Government does not remove the funds for cycle mobility”.