Electric scooter, stricter rules. Blue stripes, fines: the news

Electric scooter, stricter rules for those who ride them. And again: free parking in the blue lines for disabled people who cannot find the reserved seats free, the validity of the pink sheet extended. With the approval in the Chamber, at first reading, of the Infrastructure decree law that modifies some articles of the Highway Code, stricter rules arrive for those who travel aboard electric scooters but also for those who park where they should not, occupying reserved spaces to disabled or pregnant women you can read on laleggepertutti.it. On the other hand, those who have the permit for the disabled will have the possibility to leave the car for free on the blue lines if they do not find a place in the areas provided for this category of motorists. Electric scooters The decree provides for scooters, first of all, a reduction in the maximum speed from 25 to 20 km / h. Those who, on the other hand, do not want to give up the thrill of whizzing around the city with a rigged vehicle to go faster, know that they risk confiscation of the vehicle. There will be an obligation to wear the reflective vest after sunset or in poor visibility conditions. In these situations, it will also be mandatory to drive the scooter with the lights on. The vehicle must also be equipped with arrows and a rear stop light. On the other hand, the extension of the obligation to wear a helmet, which must be worn only by those under the age of 14, is skipped. Just as civil liability insurance, a kind of RC car for scooters, will not be imposed. The policy must be subscribed only for sharing vehicles. Enough with the lines of scooters left on the sidewalks: special parking areas will be provided, as is the case today for bicycles and motorcycles, which means that those who park the scooter where they don’t have to will find a fine for no parking on the handlebars. other certainties concerning the scooters are the prohibition to carry passengers and to install seats (it will be necessary to drive them standing, in short) and the maximum power not exceeding 0.5 kW. The vehicles must have an acoustic signal and a speed regulator. It will not be allowed to travel with scooters on roads that have a speed limit higher than 50 km / h: in practice, you can only move in the city. It will not be possible to pass on the sidewalks but only on the road, on the cycle paths and on the pedestrian paths. stop. It will be necessary to specify – it has not yet been done – whether these constraints involve the adaptation of vehicles already in circulation or whether they will concern the models that still have to leave the factory. Blue stripes The decree also contains new provisions on the blue stripes. People with disabilities with the appropriate badge will be guaranteed free parking in these paid areas, in the event that the dedicated parking spaces are occupied. The same applies to pregnant women and to parents with a child under the age of two. Those who occupy the places reserved for the disabled without right will pay a fine between 168 and 672 euros, while those who, despite having the authorization, violate parking conditions and limits, will risk a fine between 87 and 344 euros. leave your vehicle in an area reserved for pregnant women or parents with a child not older than two years with a pink permit, will be punished with an administrative fine of a minimum of 80 euros for mopeds and two-wheeled motorcycles and from 165 to 660 euros for the remaining vehicles. Bicycles and mopeds, the new criteria New criteria are also coming to define bicycles and mopeds: a velocipede (that is, the bike) is also considered the one up to 3.5 meters long (in practice, half a meter more than before). As far as mopeds are concerned, not only the one that has a heat engine not exceeding 50 horsepower but also one equipped with an electric motor with a power not exceeding 4,000 watts is considered in this category. The theory of the license exam is extended up to three practical test attempts, instead of two. While the validity of the pink sheet is extended from six months to one year. The limitations for category B novice drivers concerning the prohibition of driving cars with a specific power, referred to the tare, higher than 55 kW / t and for category M1 vehicles, an additional maximum power limit equal to 70 kW, will not be apply if next to them there is a licensed person of no more than 65 years, with a driving permit obtained for at least 10 years or valid for a higher category.Finally, a curiosity: let’s get used to calling a taxi and finding someone to pick us up under the house a motorbike or a bicycle: the decree allows, in fact, to practice the profession of taxi driver even on board a ‘two-wheeler’ or even a bike-rickshaw.