What is legal is not always logical.
The authorities of the capital encourage us to use alternative means of
transport but forget something essential: this city is not at all friendly with
cyclists. All campaigns to encourage two-wheel travel are just dust in the eye
and I'll explain why.
I became a bicycle of necessity, but
not at the suggestion of my mayor. I think we all have to put our muscles in
motion during the day, and not just the weekend. I took my bicycle and ventured
into the chaotic traffic of the capital to check if the authorities' call to
give up the car was a good one to follow.
I tell you from the start that your
mayors are battering the plains. This city is not ready to receive this strange
"species" of people, who are bikers. They are strange because they
have the "nerve" to ask for special strips. They want to be visible
and respected in traffic, just as every driver wants. Ho! What exaggerated
claims they have! After two months of testing a lot of trails on the
home-service and return route, I can tell you that wherever I go, I'm going to
have the same dangers.
Bucharest is the only capital city in
Europe that has less than 5 km of tracks, and this forces you, as a cyclist, to
run on the first lane. But, with us, lane I am occupied by parked cars. Walking
on the sidewalk is forbidden, according to the Road Code, but in many
situations, you do not have anywhere. Drivers stationed on the lane are a
nuisance. When I open the door without making sure you prove to me once again
that you are a species that is not taken into account in the urban jungle.
No one expects you to be there so
that, until the city is accessed for two-wheeled vehicles, forget that you have
rights. And if you have a car, do not give it up! Councilors' advice is a story
of sleeping children.
Look before you venture on two wheels
Your bicycle must have horn, headlamp
and stop, but also reflectors or reflective
strips on tires or
spokes
The helmet, reflective vest, and
pedal retroreflectors are optional
You can run on public roads even if
there are no special bands, but only if you do not endanger yourself and the
others on the road.
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