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Room: “On the use of scooters, more responsibility of the users” – “Scooters are useful and ecological vehicles to move around the city, but they must be used in a conscious way, with caution and respect.” The mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, wrote it on his Facebook page, talking about scooters. “The highway code cannot be subject to interpretations or exceptions. Our Local Police is alert to enforce the regulations, but we need a greater sense of responsibility from the users -he added-. What I see, however, and how For me all Milanese, the behaviors are anything but exemplary in the use of these vehicles. From going in two in a single vehicle, to traveling through the streets in the opposite direction, to driving on the sidewalk, not to mention the disorderly parking ”.
De Corato: eight accidents in 48 hours due to scooters – The former deputy mayor of Milan and Lombard councilor for road safety, Riccardo De Corato, has been attacking the scooter issue since the last crash: “I am sorry to know what happened and I hope that the injured person’s conditions improve, however it was to be expected. This episode, the 130th on a scooter from June 1 to today in Milan according to Areu’s data, as well as the eighth in less than 48 hours, should make us pause, you cannot look at these continuous accidents impassively. Safety “The driver’s safety is a priority over green mobility. It is necessary to sit down at a table as soon as possible – concludes De Corato – to understand the need for a helmet for anyone who uses these vehicles, as it already is for minors”.
The municipality sends the commissioners to safety scooters – But the issue of road safety is also well felt by the municipal administration. Until September 24, seven commissars control the streets of Milan, arresting people who do not respect the highway code and explaining the traffic rules. During the day the patrolled areas include the historic center, from San Babila to Cairoli, while at night the most patrolled areas are the nightlife. Reports on user behavior will then be sent to companies offering the sharing service in the city (Helbiz, Bit, Bird, Lime, Wind, Voi, Dott)., In some cases, they may also decide to temporarily suspend of the account, a formal warning or report to the Local Police in case of serious non-compliance.
In three days, 420 irregularities were detected – In the first three days of activity, from September 11 to 14, 420 infractions / complaints were detected, mainly in passenger transport, with the scooter used by 2 people, in traffic on the sidewalk and in irregular parking. “We are addressing together with the citizens, the City Council and the operators, to remind citizens that the scooter is not a toy, but must be used in accordance with the rules – said the Councilor for Mobility of the Milan City Council, Marco Granelli – In Milan we have almost 6 thousand scooters, an adequate number for the city and we are implementing the infrastructures for safe use. ”For a week, the different operators will organize events on the subject of safety: a label will be hung on each vehicle that it will remind you of the rules for safe travel.
Manager Bird faces trial by accident – And precisely in Milan, a pilot process could be opened, the first of its kind in Italy, involving an electric scooter sharing company, in particular its legal representative, and a young man who in May last year was traveling against traffic in Milan on the electric ‘tablet’ on two wheels and struck an elderly woman who ended up in hospital with a major fracture to her pelvis, causing her to fall to the ground. In fact, the prosecutor has notified in these days the notice of closure of the investigations in view of the indictment request, for the representative of Bird Rides Italia, and for a 23-year-old young man for serious injuries on the road and for rape of the highway code. The manager of the company, one of the first to start the scooter rental business in the Lombard capital
Electric, as stated in the indictment, would have caused “danger to public road users, especially by making electric scooters available in an undetermined number for floating rental, even though they were devices that were prohibited at all case”. traffic on the road and in the presence of an explicit prohibition by the Milan City Council to carry out the activity in question, in addition to not providing clear indications to users about the existing prohibitions for this category of vehicles. “The accident occurred on 22 May 2019 in via Olona, in the Piazza Sant’Ambrogio area: the child was driving “on the road (not allowed for scooters in any case) and, indeed, on the left side of it, therefore in In the opposite direction to that of March, not far from the vehicles parked on the same side “he hit the lady who was immobilized for three months due to the fracture.
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