All Salvini’s rules coming soon for electric scooters and more
Not just scooters, here are the government's strategies to reduce the number of deaths on the roads
Too many dead on the roads and too many drunks behind the wheel. These are the considerations that led the government and the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini to get to work on the road safety bill. Minister Salvini, during the Question time in the Chamber, returned to the reform of the Highway Code and announced the arrival of the road safety bill by June, which will be followed by the discussion in the Chamber. The bill wants to give more rules and more safety on Italian roads, hitting first of all those who drive drunk and then those who systematically violate the highway code. In the intentions of the government, the action must be coordinated with the trade associations, with the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Interior and Justice.
TOO MANY DEAD ON THE ROADS: MORE THAN 3 THOUSAND
"It is essential that the roads are paths of life and not of death, having over 3,000 dead on Italian roads is unacceptable, it is like an entire country disappearing – said Minister Salvini , speaking at the opening of the first Aspi Safety Point and of the police on the A1 motorway last April -. I will propose that there be a mandatory system for blocking the start of the car engine if one is unable to drive, an Alcolock like in other countries, I am working to have wider, more modern, digital and safer roads”. News also confirmed during the Question time.
ROAD SAFETY: 'ALCOLOCK AND LIFE STORAGE OF THE LICENSE
The alcohol lock is a device that anyone who has been convicted of driving while intoxicated will be forced to install in their car. The instrument prevents the engine from starting if the BAC is above zero . A ministerial decree will establish the technical specifications of these tools and the latest generation cars should already be prepared to accommodate them. The government's strategy for combating drunk driving and reckless driving will also make use of the so-called " life sentence on driving licences ": anyone who systematically violates the Highway Code will forever lose the possibility of driving a vehicle. The bill should provide for an increase in penalties also for those who drive under the influence of drugs: withdrawal of the license following checks with a specific kit that detects the use of drugs through saliva or urine.
ROAD SAFETY OF SCOOTERS: HELMET, INSURANCE AND FIGHTING WILD PARKING
Scooters also end up in the minister's sights. Salvini, during Question time, defined the 3,120 deaths in accidents in 2022 as "a figure unworthy of a civilized country". He then recalled the fatal accident in Brescia involving a boy on a scooter and one on a motorbike. As far as driving scooters is concerned, the bill being studied by the government should introduce the obligation for bikes and scooters to have a helmet, insurance, license plate and arrow , together with heavy penalties for uncontrolled parking and driving against traffic. Not only stick but also carrot. The law should also provide for a reward system for young people who will take road safety education courses as an extracurricular.
THE REPLY ANCMA: "STRONG CONCERN"
The advances were not liked by Ancma, the national association of Cycle Motorcycle Accessories of Confindustria. Paolo Magri , the president of Ancma, says he is "worried" by the advances of the Executive. “Not only have we underlined the value of the cycle sector, which in Italy generates a turnover of over 3.2 billion euros, but we have also highlighted that ours would be the only country in Europe where, among other things, the 'use of the bike is widely more widespread, to introduce these obligations – says Magri -. Italy has great potential for cycling tourism, it has a growing market, it is one of the leading bicycle manufacturers in the Eurozone, it expresses an excellent entrepreneurial fabric made up of over 250 small and medium-sized enterprises, 80% of which between Veneto, Lombardy and Piedmont. The reform today seems more against the diffusion of the bicycle than in favor of greater safety on the roads: penalizing the leadership of our industry would be an own goal”.
ROAD SAFETY: THE REFORM OF SPEED CAMERAS
Finally, the minister announced a draft ministerial decree on speed cameras, which will standardize their installation and use throughout the country, introducing certain rules, proportionate and effective sanctions and citizens' right to defence.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/regole-salvini-monopattini-elettrici/ on Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:12:30 +0000.