A resident of the maritime avenue of Arrecife has contacted La Voz to report that vehicles are passing "at high speed" on this road after its reopening, despite the speed being limited to 20 kilometers per hour.
"The normal thing is to see speeds of 40 to 60 kilometers per hour," says this citizen, who believes that Ástrid Pérez's decision to open the avenue to traffic "has been a political struggle to do the opposite of what the other mayor did to demonstrate her importance, as has been done with similar acts in the history of humanity, without caring about the harm it may cause to the population."
This resident also states that "it has been noticed that the terraces are empty and their owners worried about the lack of customers, who have moved to La Plazuela because the area is no longer so attractive," because "it is noisier, the fumes from the cars and especially the possible traffic accidents, because the speeds of the vehicles are higher than 20 kilometers."
"It has been the triumph of the vehicle over the pedestrian"
In addition to demanding that radars be installed to control the speed of cars circulating on the road, this reader also complains about other issues. "The taxis at the mouth of the dock, when they leave towards the Fishing School, have to go around the roundabout of El Reducto beach to retrace their steps and carry out their journey with the citizen who has taken their ride, with the consequent increase in price," he points out.
Also, although signs have been installed by the Government Delegation and at the height of Visanta that give preference to vehicles going towards El Reducto, he assures that those going in the opposite direction "do not stop to give them priority and there are discussions between drivers."
In addition, he states that "there is no municipal police surveillance at the taxi rank." "Only a police car with the lights on at night, placed backwards in front of the Technical Office, I don't know why," he adds.
Similarly, he criticizes the avenue being opened to traffic without the installation of protective bollards "that stop the car's impact on the citizen as they exist in other streets of the city." "I think it has been the triumph of the vehicle over the pedestrian," he concludes.
