Alicante is no exception when it comes to its traffic problems and getting from one place to another can be a rather slow affair.Pedro Garcia of the action group Alicante en Bici actually challenged a frien to a race across Alicante city,from Calle Doctor Rico on the San Blas trading estate to the town hall.Pedro would be on a bike and the friend driving a car.

The journey was 4.15 kilometres long and for Sr Garcia he clocked nine minutes and four seconds while his friend took 17 minutes and 25 seconds plus a further 3 minutes and 15 seconds to park his car and walk to the town hall.

The reason for all of this was to prove to the council that a system of cycle lanes would be a real asset to the city,it would encourage more people to use bicycles and would reduce pollution and congestion.These two me presented their proposal to the council on the day before the “Dia sin coche”day,which ended European Mobility week .In their application they have asked the mayor to develop the bicycle lane plan she announced a few months ago following calls for a bicycle and a bus lane on the Avenida de Denia.