Benahavís Cracks Down On E-scooters With New Safety Rules

Benahavís Town Council has introduced caller rules to modulate really and wherever electrical scooters tin beryllium used, and location are immoderate large responsibilities for riders.

With e-scooters becoming much and much popular, nan assembly wants to make it easier for pedestrians and riders to safely stock nan streets.

Minimum property and wherever to ride

From now on, you must beryllium astatine slightest 15 years aged to thrust an electrical scooter. The vehicles are only allowed connected motorcycle lanes, low-speed streets (30 km/h aliases less), and shared zones wherever pedestrians person priority. Pavements, promenades, dual carriageways, and tunnels are strictly off-limits. Riding successful parks is only allowed wherever signage gives circumstantial  permissions.

Speed limits and information equipment

Speed limits person been group to support everyone safe. E-scooters tin spell up to 25 km/h connected normal streets, but must slow down to 20 km/h successful shared zones and only 10 km/h successful pedestrian-heavy areas.

All electrical scooters must person a braking system, lights, reflectors, and a bell, and riders must deterioration a helmet astatine each times.

Conduct and behaviour

The caller guidance besides lays down immoderate elemental common-sense rules. Only 1 rider per scooter is allowed. Riders must not usage headphones aliases mobile phones while riding and must enactment sober. Both hands must enactment connected nan handlebars astatine each times.

Parking regulations

Parking rules are clear. E-scooters must beryllium near successful designated motorcycle parking spots and cannot artifact sidewalks, entrances, aliases emergency entree areas. Locking them to thoroughfare furnishings is prohibited.

Penalties for rule-breakers

Breaking nan rules comes pinch fines. Minor offences tin costs up to €100, much superior breaches €300, and very superior violations tin scope €500. Riding connected nan pavement, not wearing a helmet, aliases utilizing headphones could each consequence successful fines. Riding nether nan power could costs up to €400.

The caller rules purpose to make nan town’s streets safer for everyone while still encouraging modern, eco-friendly ways to get around.

With e-scooters present to stay, it looks for illustration Benahavís is wished to keeping riders safe, and pinch predominant scooter complaints appearing successful section Facebook groups, pedestrians are judge to invited nan rules