This City Police campaign, launched by the Catalan Traffic Service, aims to ensure compliance with the regulations for circulating with motorcycles and mopeds, and to reduce the number of accidents as well as the number of victims and the severity of injuries sustained.
The campaign starts today and will run until Sunday, with two sides to it. Firstly, to increase checks and corrective practices in relation to the use of vehicles with two wheels, and secondly, infringements by all other drivers which could cause accidents involving motorcycles and mopeds.
Motorcycle riders are the group most at risk of having traffic accidents on Barcelona’s roads. Figures show they are up to four times more likely to have and accident than car drivers.
The campaign aims to improve these figures by paying special attention to the use of helmets by riders and passengers alike, as well as documentation for riders and vehicles. There will also be penalties for conduct relating to distractions of different types, inappropriate turns, not respecting traffic lights and any other ostensible form of reckless riding or driving.
The citywide campaign will be in place around the clock.