Obligation to wear a mask: different rules for scooters and bicycles



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October 20, 2020

According to the new DPCM in electric scooters will be mandatory wear the mask. In the new Decree, in fact, special attention has been paid to mobility, in which, however, there are clear distinctions between the different media. Those who thought that the use of the scooter could be assimilated to that of the bicycle will be very disappointed.

The great novelty that will last at least until November 13 – the expiration date of this new DPCM – is the use of the mask for users who use the electric scooter, both in sharing and in private.

Who instead using a bicycle or e-bike will be exempt from using the mask. This was specified by the chief of staff, Bruno Frattasi, when explaining the new regulations imposed by the Ministry of the Interior, which establishes that the use of a mask is mandatory “should not be included some activities carried out outdoors that, due to their particular energy expenditure, are instead attributable to sports activity and, therefore, equally exempt as jogging, jogging, trekking, Nordic walking or other forms of sports walking can continue to be carried out without the use of a mask, provided that this It happens under conditions that ensure compliance with the interpersonal distance of at least two meters. They are exempt bicycle drivers are required to wear a mask, including ‘assisted pedaling’, For which, given the physical effort required to use the vehicle, dissimilar conditions are not applied“.

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