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Author: M. N. | Publish date: 13 September 2024

Road safety

13 September 2024, Author: M. N.

In This Sunday in Olsztyn will take place another Love bicycle picnic Bicycle as part of the 10th Warmia and Mazury Road Forum organized by the Voivodeship Roads Authority. The picnic aims to promote safe driving, ecological transport and physical activity. The City Hall will participate in this event.

As part of the 10th Warmia and Mazury Road Forum, in particular This Sunday, September 15, a picnic will be held in Olsztyn family and educational Love Rower. The picnic is a very good opportunity for us to to present the values of our city, and at the same time is a contribution to the promoting safe behaviour in road traffic among the young generation, and physical activity.

Cycling is a way to live a healthy lifestyle, improvement of health and physical condition regardless of age and fitness User. A bicycle path should be safe both in terms of traffic road and user health, comfortable, durable, load-bearing and aesthetic. The construction of bicycle paths with an asphalt surface is currently the preferred because they meet the requirements of a 'good' cycle path and do not have the such disadvantages as the once popular paving stones.

For many years we have been trying to build new ones in Ełk bicycle paths – because it is the safest way for cyclists to move. As of December 31, 2023. in Ełk, the total length of the paths was 27.87 km. By the end of this year nearly 4 km of new tracks (3669 MB). All the paths are made according to the modern technology with a red asphalt surface.

Ensuring safety is particularly important for cyclists, as it is Any fall or collision with another cyclist or motor vehicle is a threat to health and life. The safety of bicycle paths depends not only on only on their proper planning or marking, but also on the appropriate surface.