Entering with an electrical scooter on public transport in Catalonia is prohibited from this Wednesday. A measure of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM), which has already entered into drive, because of the explosion of a scooter in a wagon of the Generalitat de Catalunya Railways (FGC) final November.
They will be unable to entry the inside of the transports and the amenities through the subsequent six months. A short lived veto that additionally impacts different electrical private mobility automobiles, reminiscent of unicycles.
In this fashion, the operators of Rodalies, FGC, Barcelona metro, TRAM and all TMB bus providers, in addition to the interurban ones, together with the evening bus, which already prohibit from this Wednesday, February 1, the entry of automobiles of private mobility (VMP).
In the case of transport that relies on the Catalan consistories, it will likely be the City Councils themselves who resolve to use this veto, as Barcelona, Lleida, Tarragona, Sitges or Girona have already executed.
A prudential criterion after the a number of fires brought on by this sort of automobile, which left 17 explosions till the final quarter of 2022, all of them because of insufficient upkeep, shock and/or excessive temperatures.
“With this determination, the precept of preventive safety prevails that governs operators when it comes to the safety of customers, personnel who work within the public transport service and its amenities. Until it’s concluded below what situations safety is assured of those private mobility automobiles, it’s determined to not enable their entry”, particulars Rodalies de Catalunya.
Creation of a transparent regulation on its situations of use
Violators face a penalty of 200 euros. It can be not allowed, in precept, to fold it and put it in a bag to have the ability to journey with it
During this six-month interval, till July 31, 2023, they may put together a regulation proposal on their entry and safety, which might be developed by operators, firefighters and automobile security institutes, amongst others. The preliminary intention is to achieve August with clear rules on the situations wherein scooters may be transported.
With the entry into drive, the authorization of parking areas for scooters in railway stations and bus interchanges has been promoted. This is the case of the difference of the Bicibox within the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB), which has already introduced that they may be capable to park electrical scooters.