Giulia Mauri, cyclist hit and killed by a van on the West Road of Treviso. Fiab organizes a “human cycle path” where she died

TREVISO – Giulia Mauri, hit and killed by a van in Strada Ovest while she was riding her bicycle, Fiab ready to make a “human cycle path” to remember her. The appointment is for next Monday, 10 June, at 1.20pm in Viale della Repubblica, near the bridge over the Botteniga river, where the 38-year-old lost her life. «We will make a human cycle path, we will place our bodies with our bikes along the line that delimits the cycle path to make those passing by understand that that it is an area where vulnerable people pass through which must be respected”, explains Susanna Maggioni, president of Fiab Treviso Aps and national councilor.

Fiab: «Viale della Repubblica dangerous for bikes»

Giulia was riding her bicycle when she was hit by a van driven by a 22-year-old. The young woman was pushed to the Botteniga river and there she was found, submerged in the water and on her stomach, by a passer-by who, together with others, did their utmost to bring her to safety and carry out the first rescue maneuvers whilst waiting for the emergency services. healthcare. The 38-year-old died after several hours in hospital. «We remain at the disposal of the city authorities for build better roads together and safer and we reserve the right to suggest some future changes for that particular stretch of road, aimed in particular at moderating speed, ascertained as the primary cause of impacts in an urban context – explains Maggioni -. We cannot make any particular comments on this tragedy, ascertainment of responsibility falls to the police and investigators. But We who travel by bicycle know very well how dangerous it isespecially in Viale della Repubblica. Now that the PUMs has been approved, we trust in these traffic calming interventions and hope that these people no longer want to press the accelerator so hard. We need to moderate our speed and we need measures to ensure that people no longer get distracted while driving with this damned cell phone.”

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