The controls are part of an agreement with the DGT and are complemented by the ordinary activity of the agents
The Local Police of Benidorm stops 5 electric scooters for breaching the regulations in a campaign of random controls in August
Benidorm Local Police has withdrawn five electric scooters so far in August for not complying with current municipal regulations. These actions are part of a campaign of random controls arising from an agreement between the local City Council and the Directorate General of Traffic.
The controls have been carried out randomly throughout the month and lasting ten minutes in different parts of the town. The result has been that of five scooters withdrawn by the agents after detecting that they were not complying with the regulations in cases such as lacking compulsory insurance or exceeding the maximum speed established for this type of vehicle due to having been tampered with.
The Councilor for Public Service, Jesús Carrobles, has indicated that these controls "are added to the ordinary activity of the Local Police who denounce the owners of scooters when they do not comply with the ordinance for different aspects such as speeding, driving through improper places or not wearing a helmet, for example”.
Carrobles recalled that Benidorm is a "pioneering" city in the regulation of these vehicles "thanks to the municipal ordinance approved in 2019". In this sense, he has stressed that in Benidorm scooters must have insurance, a rear light, front bell, and users are required to wear a vest and helmet, in addition to driving through areas such as the bike lane where they do not coexist with pedestrians.
It is also prohibited to drive with headphones connected, to do so at a speed greater than 30 km/h, or to drive on sidewalks, paved walks, parks, or pedestrian areas.
The ordinance also establishes that the minimum age to ride a scooter is 16 years and its use is for one person. If people are transported with an approved device such as type C1, the drivers must be of legal age.
The councilor has affirmed that "we work so that the use of scooters is by the ordinance in all cases" and about this, he added that the controls "are not only for drivers but also the scooter rental companies because they also have to comply with the regulations”.
On the other hand, according to data from the Local Police, so far in August eight accidents involving scooters have been reported.
