The DGT has been promoting the use of the bicycle for years as a means of displacement, especially in urban areas, because "it is a sustainable and healthy vehicle".He also has been asking for respect for cyclists (as vulnerable users) and awareness of the rest of drivers to avoid endangering them, especially on conventional roads, where the use of the bicycle has proliferated as a sports and leisure activity.

But the DGT also recalls from time to time that cyclists must know and respect circulation standards, exactly like the rest of the drivers.The General Directorate of Traffic has once again made a message on social networks in which it refers to an interesting report from the magazine 'Traffic and Road Safety', edited by DGT itself."two0 rules that every cyclist must know to circulate with road and city safe," recalled the DGT Twitter account.

The report, in addition to listing the main rules for cyclists, also remembers the sanctions that entail in case of violating them.Fines for breaking these standards range from 80 euros for not using road reflective garments to 1.000 euros for positive in a breathalyzer test being a repeat offender, although the most frequent sanction to bicycle drivers is usually two00 euros.

The two0 most important rules for cyclists and fines for violating them are the following:

While we drive a bike is totally forbidden to use the mobile phone.Headphones connected to receptors or sound players are also prohibited.Headphones limit auditory capacity and can cause distractions.

Fine for using the mobile phone or headphones: two00 euros.

The cyclist can warn an abrupt braking by moving the arm alternately from top to bottom, with short and fast movements.This is an advisable signal to avoid scope, in no case mandatory, since it requires releasing the handlebar in a very fast reaction.

It has no fine.

For security, in city and on the road it is always recommended (not mandatory) circular through the bike lanes whenever they are available.

It has no fine.

The maximum breathalyzer rate for drivers in general (0.5 g/l of blood alcohol or 0.two5 milligrams per liter of exhaled air) is also for cyclists.They are also obliged, like other drivers, to undergo the breathalyzer test if they are required by an agent.

POSITIVE WAVEMIA FINE: 500-1.000 euros (according to the rate and recidivism)

Bicycles only allow a passenger up to 7 years of age, in an additional approved seat, provided that the driver is of legal age.

Fine for bringing a child incorrectly: 100 euros.

Provided that they circulate at night, in lower steps or by tunnels, cyclists must carry the lights on and behind to see and become visible.

Fine for not carrying lights in the cases described: two00 euros.

Cyclists must also give way to a duly marked pedestrians step and when they turn to enter another way and there are pedestrians crossing it, even if there is no way.

Fine for not respecting the priority of pedestrians: two00 euros.

Cyclists have a priority of passage from motor vehicles when they circulate through a bike lane, a step for cyclists or properly signposted.In the rest of the situations, they must respect the priorities of other users as established by traffic standards and signals.

Fine for not respecting the priority of passage at an intersection: two00 euros.

Cyclists when they circulate in a group enjoy priority (all of them, from the first to the last) in the roundabouts, as in the rest of the intersections, when the first of the cyclists has already entered it.But before joining a roundabout they must respect the preference of vehicles that circulate inside it, exactly like the rest of the drivers.

Fine for not respecting the preference in a roundabout: two00 euros.

Before starting the march, all cyclists must (such as the rest of the drivers) observe the route to which they are going to be incorporated, verify that other vehicles are not circulating near or that are so far away that there is no danger to start themarch and signal the maneuver.

Fine for joining dangerously: two00 euros.

The signals of the traffic lights, as are the vertical (stop, yield the step, limited speed...), are for all drivers, including cyclists.

Fine for skipping a red traffic light: fifteen0-500 euros.

In addition to the incorporation to circulation, it is also mandatory to signal other maneuvers, such as turns, changes in direction and lane.The signals can be made (as an intermittent) with the right arm, extending it horizontally at shoulder height, or with the left, bending it at angle.

Fine for not signaling a maneuver: two00 euros.

Cyclists have the obligation to use the helmet in interurban roads, but in urban ones they are only obliged to use by children under 16, although it is recommended and advisable for those over 16.

Fine for not carrying a helmet when it is mandatory: two00 euros.

Against what many cyclists think, bikes have no priority in pedestrian crossings (not confusing them with cyclists steps).To cross a pedestrian step, it is mandatory to get off the bike and cross it walking.

Fine for crossing a pedestrian step without getting out of the bike: two00 euros.

It is prohibited to circulate by bike along sidewalks and pedestrian areas, unless it is marked as a rich bike shared with pedestrians.

Fine for driving on the sidewalk: up to 100 euros.

In city, bicycles must always circulate through the right lane in streets with two or more lanes for the same direction of the march.It is only allowed to circulate on the left if a change of direction is going to be made on the left.In that case it is better to place in the lane on the left in advance.In streets and avenues with lanes demarcation it is recommended (not mandatory) circular through the center of the lane to be more visible.

Fine for not circulating along the right lane in city: 100 euros.

When it is mandatory to turn on the lights (at night or with little visibility), they must also carry a reflective garment so that the other drivers can distinguish them fifteen0 meters away.

Fine for driving without reflective when it is mandatory: 80 euros.

On the road, it is mandatory for all cyclists a homologated protective helmet, with three exceptions: in prolonged climbs, for medical reasons or with extreme heat.It is essential to put it correctly and always carry it out so that I cannot be fired.

Fine for driving without a helmet when it is mandatory: two00 euros.

On the road, cyclists must use the shoulder of their right, if it exists, to circulate.They can only abandon it in prolonged declines in safe conditions.

Fine for occupying the road when it is possible to circulate through the shoulder: two00 euros.

Cyclists are allowed to circulate in rows of two on the road, bordering everything possible to the right of the road.On the other hand, in sections without visibility (such as curves) and when they form agglomerations they will not be able to circulate in parallel and must be placed in row.

Fine for road circular in groups without order: 100 euros.