The Santiago Metropolitan Park (Parquemet) addressed this day the measures that will begin to be implemented for cyclists to reinforce control, enforcement, and also sanctions against irresponsible behaviors they may carry out inside the grounds. In this regard, Juan Escobar Centeno, head of Operations and Security at Parquemet, reported that the new measures will begin to operate starting in December of this 2026, the date on which a virtual registration process will begin via the Clave Única. Thus, people who wish to go to the park by bicycle must register only once, on a platform that Parquemet will make available for that date, and with this, the system will give them a code that they must visibly wear on the outside of the reflective vest that they will now have to wear when entering the park. Both the vest and the code, as well as the helmet, he detailed, will be mandatory in order to enter and will be checked by guards at the various access points. These new preventive measures arise as a result of the various accidents that have occurred inside the park. "We have had some complex behaviors, especially putting children and people at risk. Last year we had 131 accidents, and as of August, we are at 81," he said. "8% of those accidents were attended by our two institutional ambulances; we dispatched people with resuscitation, with convulsions, people who within seconds could have lost their lives at a medical facility." In this regard, Escobar emphasized that the focus of these measures is on those who engage in irresponsible behaviors, since "a significant portion of the cyclists who visit us every day comply with their safety measures." "We are going to focus on those people who are maintaining reckless behaviors, for example, suddenly doing a stunt and running into a person," he indicated. "Not respecting the maximum speed, which today is 30 kilometers per hour, which is what our mobility plan established. That is where we are going to focus with support from Carabineros." From Carabineros, in turn, lieutenant colonel Carlos Cortés, Traffic Prefect of the Metropolitan Region, detailed that one of the main findings they have noted "is the lack of knowledge of the legal norm governing people's movements, whether as a driver, as a passenger, and as a pedestrian." "That is, a cyclist immediately becomes a driver and has rights and obligations, because he is driving this bicycle, which also becomes a vehicle," he explained. Therefore, "what governs him is the Traffic Law, and regarding those rights and obligations we have noted that lack of knowledge of the norm." "We know that at the national level this is a very visited park and also an attractive place for people to visit from abroad. That is why we are going to be present at the controls and inspections that will be carried out (...) the vehicle has to meet the technical conditions — we are talking about the bicycle — and also the driver must carry the lighting elements, reflective gear, and also wear the helmet required by current regulations," he indicated. As for the sanctions, they range from a warning for first offenses to a suspension of entry that can reach up to three years if the infraction is repeated.