Benidorm Steps Up Controls On Electric Scooters

Benidorm City Council has reinforced signage prohibiting electrical scooters from circulating successful pedestrian areas, successful statement pinch Spain’s caller nationalist regulations that purpose to bring clarity and uniformity to nan usage of individual mobility vehicles (PMVs). The section effort, led by nan Department for Public Safety, besides includes accrued constabulary controls successful engaged pedestrian zones.

Councillor for Public Safety Jesús Carrobles announced nan measures connected Thursday July 31, stating that enforcement would beryllium stepped up immediately: “From this afternoon, we will intensify monitoring and patrols to guarantee that nan regulations connected these vehicles are being followed,” he said. “Our extremity is to protect each roadworthy users, peculiarly pedestrians, but besides nan riders themselves.”

The assembly is placing peculiar accent connected compliance pinch nan nationalist rules requiring scooter users to deterioration helmets and transportation compulsory third-party liability insurance.

Clear method and information standards

Spain’s Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) introduced updated regulations for PMVs earlier this year, banning their usage connected pavements and pedestrian-only zones nationwide, and mounting clear method and information standards for these progressively celebrated vehicles. The caller rules besides found fines for violations and require each PMVs to beryllium certified by 2027.

Locally, Benidorm began acting months earlier nan nationalist model came into effect. A first shape of signage was installed past November successful pedestrian zones wherever scooter misuse had been astir common. “Now, successful this 2nd phase, we are reinforcing nan already marked areas successful nan Old Town and Levante Promenade, and adding different strategical locations pinch precocious pedestrian traffic,” said Carrobles.

Illegal usage of pedestrian areas

Local constabulary information suggests that a “very precocious percentage” of offences by scooter riders impact nan forbidden usage of pedestrian areas.

Carrobles emphasised that some nan assembly and nan section constabulary are committed to “ensuring harmonious coexistence among each roadworthy users nether safe conditions”.