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Rome, Dec. 16,\u00a0(dpa\/GNA)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0A new law requiring the wearing of helmets on electric scooters is causing controversy in Italy as fines were issued for the first time over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Anyone caught riding an e-scooter without a helmet now has to pay a \u20ac50 ($52.50) penalty. Many riders have complained that they had not been informed of this, especially foreign tourists, and the rental companies are worried about their business model.<\/p>\n
The helmet requirement is one of a series of measures with which the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to reduce Italy\u2019s 3,000 traffic deaths per year.<\/p>\n
The fine for using a phone while driving has also been increased to a minimum of \u20ac250.<\/p>\n
E-scooters, which are particularly common in tourist destinations, must now also have a licence plate. Helmets were previously only compulsory for minors.<\/p>\n
The police stopped many e-scooter riders without head protection in Italy\u2019s big cities over the weekend. This is said to have repeatedly led to lengthy discussions.<\/p>\n
Italy\u2019s Alliance for Sustainable Mobility, which brings together both consumers and companies, described the situation as \u201ctotal chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some rental companies have already declared it impossible to equip the scooters with helmets, with one operator asking, \u201cWhere should we attach it?\u201d<\/p>\n
There are more than 50,000 electric scooters in Italy. Last year, 21 people were killed in accidents involving them. Transport Minister Matteo Salvini sees the new regulations as a way to combat the \u201cjungle on the roads.\u201d<\/p>\n
In other countries, e-scooters are a frequent source of annoyance when riders recklessly use pavements or fail to park them properly.<\/p>\n
In Britain and the Netherlands, electric scooters are not allowed at all, and scooter rental is prohibited in Paris and Madrid.<\/p>\n
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