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Thousands of bikers on the streets demanding more security, less taxes
09.11.08 - EFE MADRID
About 10,000 motorists took to the streets yesterday to ask the Administration to remove the guard, the use of anti-skid paint on the roads, which fix the asphalt removed and a new car tax levied on two-wheeled vehicles.
The Third National Demonstration bikers took place in Madrid. After saving a minute of silence for the more than 500 motorcyclists killed in the past year, attendees gathered at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, undertook a tour, respecting traffic lights and speed allowed by the city center. The march affected the traffic on the streets of the tour and other upcoming, which caused some traffic jams.
The spokesman for Unity bikers, Juan Boria, regretted the recent measures adopted by the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) to reduce accidents, such as delaying the age for driving a moped up to 16 years old or the new evidence to get the card, which , In his view, serve only to make. Boria for both these actions as the new registration tax for motorcycles are intended "to hinder access to the world of the bike" and to "hide" the lack of security measures.
Boria called for the resignation of the director of the DGT, Pere Navarro, and considered "unacceptable" his latest statements, which said that the budget for the removal of the guard of the roads could be reduced.
The DGT is not ruling out "cuts" in the plan for installation of guard safe for motorists because of the crisis
MADRID, Nov 5. (EUROPA PRESS) --
The director of Traffic, Pere Navarro, did not rule out today that the financial crisis that has as a "slow" or even be "cut" the plan of the Ministry of Public Works to install on Spanish roads safer for motorists guard.
During a symposium organized by informative Fax Press, the head of the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) said the plan proposed by Building "has a significant budgetary cost", and equally that there are budget cuts at all levels, will also have to have cuts in this. "
At first, the Ministry of Public Works had planned to invest 65 million euros in 1625 to install miles of quitamiedos adapted for bikers in the road network between 2008 and 2012. In addition, Photo: EP he was planning to spend 561 million euros to fix 1,300 km of quitamiedos already installed and set up 10,961 new non-suited for motorists, according to data provided by the Co-bikers.
However, Navarro for "the important thing is to have the project, and then, according to the available budget, do it sooner or later." In addition, the director general of the DGT pointed out that he is "focused much the security problem of motorbikes in the quitamiedos", and indicated that it would have to focus on is that the rider will not fall.
"No demos assume that the motorist was going to fall," said Navarro, who said that if there is a fall, "the quitamiedos be one or the other, the difference will be a fall of one tenth or one fifth floor" and only 18 percent of fatal accidents, the motorist has hit the first quitamiedos.
For his part, the president of Fight bikers, Francisco Rodriguez, accused the DGT to "have poorly prioritized" their plan of road safety for motorists, and said that improving infrastructure security by installing quitamiedos, among other measures, "it is very important for motorists. " "When we fall, signs, barriers .. is what kills us," he said.
A 29% MINUS DEAD ENGINE IN 2008
On the other hand, Navarro said that, so far this year, has fallen in motorcycle fatalities by 29 percent. Thus, reported that from January 2008 until October 31, 268 motorists have died, 111 less than last year, when 379 people died in accidents of this nature.
According to Navarro, this is "a milestone", since throughout Europe are increasing the number of fatal accidents due to the increased number of vehicles. In this regard, he recalled that the European Commissioner for Transport, Antonio Trajan, recently stated that 1 of every 4 deaths in accidents in Europe are produced in two-wheeled vehicles, and "if nothing is done," 1 in 3 dead 2010 will occur in this type of vehicle.
Also, the director of the DGT emphasized that the decline occurred in the mortality rate among motorcyclists has taken place, especially, "on weekends, on outings and motorcycle track of large cubic capacity," just three of the cases most likely to this type of accident, so, according to Navarro, "is on track."
In another development issues, the director of the DGT recommended to the drivers still carry shelter and safe but is not mandatory, because the system can fail and "is still at an early stage of shooting." He also assured that make people put the helmet is primarily a matter of "political will" of mayors.
On the signs of black spots, Navarro indicated that "there is too much signal" and not avoided a problem "by making signs," so it was not in favor of "fill the country signal black spots."
Informative participated in the symposium also the champion of the world motorcycling champion Angel Nieto of Spain and the endurance and raids Isidre Esteve, who stressed the importance of improving education in the road that is taught in schools, improve infrastructure and stop treating to motorists as "bandits".
Superbike  Portimao
CZECH, LAVILLE NIETO AND ALSO SHINES IN PORTUGAL
Bayliss was dismissed from the competition at the top of the podium
marca.com
We succeeded. Troy Bayliss was dismissed from the competition as he wanted: making the best time in training and imposed on the two races of the last test of the season, which were played in Portimao. In the new circuit in  the Algarve also shone Carlos Checa, who managed a second and seventh, and Fonsi Nieto, who signed two fifths.
The first race had no history to Bayliss, who came first and came first. The excitement was at his back, where they waged an impressive battle for second place with the participation of the two pilots official Yamaha, Make and Corso, the British guests Crutchlow, Haslam and Rea and Carlos Checa. Make the group retreated and Crutchlow, with mechanical problems on their motorcycles, while Czech took a hitch that assured him second place ahead of Corsica.
Xaus had no luck
Xaus also fought for the podium, but ended up giving in to finish ninth positions. Quite the opposite happened with Nieto and Lavilla, who were less than a remarkable comeback and curd rewarded with the fifth and sixth positions, respectively.
In the second race was repeated in history. Bayliss was given a walk and he could be his main rival, Czech, lost a long time to fall Xaus in front of him. At the end came seventh. The best Spanish was then Fonsi Nieto, with another fifth place, while Lavilla completed a big weekend coming ocatavo in goal. Fabrizio, who had fallen at the first race taking ahead of Biaggi, Bayliss and Haslam accompanied on the podium.
With these results, the Troy subcampeonato Corse is ahead of his partner in the Yamaha team, Noriyuki Haga. Curiously, neither will continue in 2009 with the signing of the tuning forks: The Australian is going to BMW with Xaus and the Japanese take the seat vacated by Bayliss at Ducati. The best Spanish Carlos Checa was fourth at the end, with Fonsi sixth, Xaus Lavilla tenth and twelfth.
Lascorz climbs to the podium in Supersport
In the Supersport race, Kenan Sofuoglu victory. After the Turkish pilot, who was unable to take better return to the category, entered the champion Andrew Pitt and Joan Lascorz, which surpassed the U.S. Hayes after a spectacular duel. The Spanish pilot concluded the season in fifth position.
G.P. Valencia
LORENZO WAS AND HAS JUST AS EIGHTH BEST Débutant
Stoner beats heading to Pedrosa and Rossi in the last race
MARCA.com
Casey Stoner fired as the season began: at the top of the podium. The pilot of Ducati won the MotoGP race of the Grand Prix of Valencia ahead of Dani Pedrosa, who joined his eleventh drawer of the season, and Valentino Rossi, hero of a big comeback.
Jorge Lorenzo had to settle for eighth place, although it has just the season as best newcomer, while Toni Elias was eighteenth and final.
Rossi comeback
The race had little history. Pedrosa came out first but was quickly overtaken by Stoner, who from there gave a strong pace that allowed him to break tenth to tenth in search of his sixth victory of the season. Dani, with new colors as a tribute to his Repsol Honda, the main sponsor of the team, did not give up and pushed the Australian in the first two thirds of the race, but in the end had to surrender to the evidence.
The sauce of the race, Valentino Rossi set initially. Tenth and left in the first round and was seventh. After he realized Capirossi, Dovizioso and Hayden and stood third, but could not go forward, because Pedrosa always maintained a comfortable advantage without endangering his second. The doctor concluded the season with a new record high points.
The best debutant
Behind the leading trio, Andrea Dovizioso came back to win the game to Nicky Hayden, the pilot who take over next season, and took fourth place, which leaves him fifth in the overall standings, behind Lorenzo. Jorge suffered in training and re-do in the race, but was progressing slowly until the conclusion eighth. World ending the quarter and as best newcomer.
The cross of the day again be for Toni Elias, who finished eighteenth and final. The upcoming season will have the opportunity to recover as a pilot in the Honda team of Fausto Gresini.
Galaroza 8 y 9 de Noviembre
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