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A Lipari, on the dangerous road near the Pignataro marina, a new accident occurred. A car collided with a scooter and the boy, seriously injured, was transported to the emergency room by ambulance and then airlifted to the hospital in Lipari. Social media has sparked controversy over the risks, especially during hot August days when many tourists walk this road to reach the historic center. Unfortunately, there isn’t even a sidewalk. The hotel owner Eleonora Zagami recalled losing her son Valentino there “and it changed my life…”. “In this area, different activities coexist and overlap – explains Agostino Cassarà, engineer – water tanker trucks, taxi stops, car stops, groups of people stopping. Therefore, there is a significant daily pedestrian crossing on the road in front of the descent of the tunnel where cars and motorcycles speed down from the nearby tunnel. Taxi drivers need to pick up passengers in a safe area within the port near the captaincy.” Pino Martinucci “In addition to some street vendors who, in fact, occupy half of the road, in a blind curve, right under the magnolia.” Virginia La Greca “Taxis then think they own the road. At least some of them. The other day, even though there was a parking lot, one of them decided to stop in the middle of the road, and we were stuck behind about fifteen cars and many scooters.” “Not to mention – adds a local – some who, with the engine running even in no-parking zones, wait for tourists for 10-15 minutes, polluting the air in front of businesses. As well as vans with smelly waste.” Salvatore Merlino, engineer, proposes the idea “It could be an opportunity to consider the creation of a pedestrian walkway below the road during the drafting of the port plan for the Municipality of Lipari, where the utility services can be relocated to support the road, creating a safe pedestrian route and, why not, the creation of a certain number of moorings?” “For Bagnamare – emphasizes Mayor Riccardo Gullo – there is recently submitted project from engineer Antonio D’Arrigo. There is also funding. We have great news to revive the Aeolian Islands.” And he also adds that “I am proud of the ordinance against “wild nightlife,” less fighting, less alcohol-related comas, more public order, and, as far as I know, better distributed profits than before. Despite the many detractors. And many are copying us!” Notiziarioeolie.it.