Ministry plans to regulate use of electric scooters

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Citizen Protection Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis announced connected Tuesday plans to modulate the use of electrical scooters, successful effect to a fig of accidents that person been recorded, involving chiefly minors.

“We are trying to spot what is happening successful different European capitals arsenic well. Scooters beryllium everywhere. The Traffic Police are trying to enforce rules, such arsenic helmets, speed limits, etc. Unfortunately, however, there is the contented of minors, the curate said successful a television appearance.

The draught instrumentality will prohibit minors from utilizing electrical scooters connected the roadworthy network, allowing their use lone successful pedestrian zones and squares.

“A insignificant cannot and should not beryllium riding a scooter connected the road. It is very dangerous,” helium said, replying to whether children should beryllium allowed to spell to schoolhouse utilizing a scooter. “It is simply a shame for children to suffer their lives connected the roads due to the fact that of scooters,” helium added, noting that without special infrastructure, such arsenic dedicated lanes, the risks stay high.