Nationalist MP and transport spokesperson Adrian Delia has urged the federal government to introduce clear rules on electrical scooters.
Delia printed a photograph of two e-scooters parked on the pavement in Sliema’s Tower Road, blocking a wheelchair-bound aged man from passing.
“It’s good that there are non-polluting means of alternative transport, but if they don’t know the meaning of respect, then rules must be introduced immediately and fully enforced.”
Asked by Lovin Malta what sort of guidelines he’s envisaging, Delia mentioned the federal government should first “understand how the market works”.
He mentioned it should then guarantee rules are put in place to prioritise security, guarantee scooters don’t encumber or impede the motion of pedestrians and autos, guarantee they don’t trigger a nuisance and safeguard third-party non-public property.
Delia urged individuals to submit photographs of scooters inflicting hazard or inconvenience to individuals on his Facebook web page and several other individuals complied.
Sliema mayor John Pillow weighed in too, warning e-scooters are presently one of many greatest issues in his city.
1 / 4 of all e-scooter fines issued final yr have been handed out in Sliema.
Official knowledge exhibits that 4,702 e-scooter fines have been issued in 2021, up from a mere 4 in 2020. Most fines – 1,491 – have been issued to scooters which induced an obstruction or inconvenience to the general public.
Meanwhile, 1,253 fines have been issued for scooters left parked on the pavement, 724 for obstructing free passage and 644 for parking on a double yellow line.
However, tons of of fines ended up forgiven after a court docket dominated that regulation enforcement officers had wrongly fined a Bolt Malta official in his private capability slightly than in his capability as an organization consultant.
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