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The Security council and Circulation, Nuria Fuentes, explained this morning that "no representative of the Traffic Department has formally asked the council to participate in the campaign for helmet use, so I was very surprised to criticize our non-adherence when even warned us.
Only, and as I have confirmed the general director Francisco Jiménez, this morning, sent an email to local police but not to this council. "
"Obviously at no time have refused to participate in this campaign since the City Council has been doing since August 2005, the month in which Law 17/2005 came into effect and allowed the detention and removal in the case of mopeds and motorcycles when their drivers did not approved helmet '
'I very much regret that the Government Commission wants to create a controversy where none exists because the City has always collaborated with other institutions when it came to road safety issues and in this case we will also'
Sources pointed out that the City conducts daily inspections since 2005 on the use of helmets in Murcia and districts, reaching more than 60 checks weekly.
So, from that date and until yesterday had been withdrawn and 232 motorcycles road motorcycles because their drivers were not wearing helmet
Local police also made visits to schools to educate young people about how important it is to get protection when riding a moped.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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