The Council of Citizen Security, the Council of Education and the Council of Health are collaborating with the education centres in Bigastro (IES Miguel Hernández, San José de Calasanz, La Paz, Bigastrín and the Escuela Permanenete de Adultos) to promote a campaign of road safety.
Following on from the advice about wearing a seat belt even for short journeys in the town, the campaign now moves on to the issue of using pedestrian crossings and pavements for walking on rather than the road.
Nobody could accuse Bigastro of short changing its citizens on pedestrian crossings, they are everywhere (just look at the new road they have completed to see what I mean). In some cases, it is hard to understand the purpose of these crossings because they lead to nowhere but still better to have a crossing than to risk lives.
As for the issue of pavements, there is a problem which lies with the materials used for them. Many of them are are as slippery as hell especially when wet. We know of several people who have been caught out including one of our neighbours who had a nasty fall last Saturday in nearby Almoradí. As a result of her fall, the lady broke her nose and ended up with a deep and nasty gash in her leg. I understand this is the fourth time she has fallen on slippery pavement here in Spain. We are really sorry this has happened to her and hope she recovers real soon.
Understandably, in these circumstances, locals are reluctant to use the pavements; preferring to risk walking in the road.
Maybe replacing some of the dangerous areas of paving would be a useful project for next year’s Plan E money in Bigastro.
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