Reflective vest ensure the safety of people

This year the festival will take place between Saturday 1st and Sunday October 2, concentrating as many pedestrians are directed to this commune on Saturday from 19:00

On the occasion of the commemoration of the Feast girl in honor of the Virgin, hundreds of pilgrims walk from the main cities of the Region of Coquimbo. This year the festival will run from this weekend concentrating as many pedestrians are directed to this commune on Saturday from 19:00.

Those entering on foot to the sanctuary, passing through the Route 43, D-45 and D-41, so motorists are advised to travel at low speed to care the people without safety vest, attentive to the signs of carabineers and the high presence of pedestrians in the sector. All this is as indications of Transportation Report.

In order to ensure the safety of pedestrians, transport recommends taking the following precautions:

-Avoid Walking very close to the hearth, as it is exposed to being hit by oncoming vehicles. Keeping something with reflective material can enhance your visibility.

-Where No hearth, you can walk along the berms or side strips of the road, but always on the left side of her, in front of the vehicles.

Never cross a bend or close to it. Nor do it in areas where you cannot see well if a vehicle is coming. No matter how lonely it is the way, stop, look and listen.

Especially at night, try to use brightly colored clothing or some element that allows drivers to see from afar as reflective vest, also walk leading the way with a flashlight, which must always keep lighting up the floor to be noticed and not dazzle motorists.

In addition, the municipality of the commune has arranged a series of traffic mitigation measures to facilitate the entry of visitors.