
Dr. Francisco Alonso, Director of INTRAS, has been interviewed by the newspaper 20 minutos, for his article " Rejection to eliminate the amber traffic lights at the crossroads of avenues ", published on 20 February 2023.
Among the proposals that the Local Police submitted to the Sustainable Mobility Department during the presentation of the 2022 road accident rate in Valencia, to reduce traffic accidents in the city of Valencia, is the elimination of the amber phase at traffic lights at right-turn intersections on big roads. Francisco Alonso believes that a pilot study should be carried out, given that this measure affects mobility, and poor mobility generates infractions, aggressiveness and, ultimately, more accidents.
Regarding the change of the first penalty for scooter users to road safety courses, Dr. Alonso states that this is a great proposal due to the lack of knowledge of the regulations, as no licence is required to drive a VMP, and he asks that the course should not only be theoretical, but also include a part on values and attitudes towards vulnerable users such as pedestrians.
Another proposal is the creation of a section, within the Local Police, in charge of ensuring safety on cycle lanes, a measure that Alonso considers particularly important, especially to focus on the protection of pedestrians.
Finally, on the possibility of increasing the number of signs on cycle lanes, the Director of INTRAS believes that additional signage is never a bad thing, but calls for campaigns to justify it and to publicise its meaning.