Road safety success

YOUNGSTERS UNDER six have an early opportunity to grasp the basic rules of road safety at Elche Children’s Traffic Park.

The city council is promoting ‘family cycling’ at the facility which previously was only open to schoolchildren aged six to 16.Adults – parents, grandparents, or older siblings – must accompany youngsters but can enjoy safe quality time while the kids learn elementary traffic rules, signals and sign.Helmets are mandatory and bikes can be borrowed at the park or cyclists can take their own.Family cycling at the park has been in successfully running for several weeks after it was opened on Sundays and holidays between 12.30pm and 1.30pm.The council is keen to promote cycling and pedal power and has found the scheme has proved to be very popular – over Easter and until Monday 4th April, opening hours were extended to meet demand and run daily between 9.30am and 1.30pm.