Electric scooters will soon enter the road code
Vehicles, electric scooters and other means of personal mobility, which until now were considered “out of the category”, will soon be subject to special traffic rules and laws.
Anarchy is over! Electric scooters, which in recent months are literally used in our cities and on the sidewalks, are regularly allocated, will come under increasing control. While Europe is working on a new standard aimed at introducing quality rules for the manufacturers of the electric scooters they sell, the Ministries of the Interior (Delegation for Road Safety) and Transport announced the evolution of road rules this weekend. Objective: to better integrate and monitor the use of these new machines.
More traffic on the sidewalks
Although it is not uncommon to find electric scooters and electric unicycle among pedestrians today, very soon their use will be limited to traffic lanes. Unless the municipalities advise otherwise, these cars will no longer be allowed to travel on the sidewalks and any offender will be punished with a € 135 fine.
In cities, they must ride on cycle paths and lanes or, otherwise, on roads at a maximum speed not exceeding 50 km / h. Outside settlements, their use will be limited to green paths and cycle paths.
25 km / h maximum
The speed will also be limited. 25 km / h no more! In addition, the bill promises to be large, with the authorities talking about a € 1500 fine.
Other provisions mentioned by the authorities include establishing a minimum age (8 years) for driving these vehicles and making it mandatory for children under 12 to wear helmets. Users will also be prohibited from wearing headphones. More dedicated to manufacturers, front-rear lighting systems, reflective devices and a sounder will become mandatory. It will also prohibit the movement of two people in the same car. Again, a fine is provided for violators: 35 euros!
All of these new rules will be formalized by decree, which is expected to be published at the beginning of the 2019 academic year.
