This morning, a traffic accident was reported on Avenida Carranza with Francisco P. Mariel, in the capital of San Luis Potosí, where a taxi vehicle and a cyclist were involved.
According to witnesses of the events EL UNIVERSAL San Luis Potosíthe taxi with number 1131 allegedly parked to unload passengers, invading the bike lane, which would cause a cyclist to crash into the vehicle door when opening the door to get off.
After the accident, this media outlet was able to verify that help was requested from the capital’s road police, whose elements were passing by in a patrol car. They were asked to cordon off the area or call for an ambulance, however, the unit drove away, leaving the scene.
The invasion of the Carranza Avenue bike lane is a recurring problem in the capital of Potosí, which obstructs the safe movement of cyclists and damages the infrastructure of this road.
Social complaint pages, such as Pedaling SLPwhich is responsible for reporting road injustices to safeguard the right to travel of pedestrians and cyclists, have repeatedly denounced that cars park on the bike lane, damaging its infrastructure and putting its users at risk.
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