The battle between police and illegal e-scooters has a new ally who is siding with the agents. The latest invention Local police of Valencia was to create – or buy, we don’t know – real speed measuring machine which these vehicles can reach.
The method they used – and many delegations still use – was quite basic: They lifted the scooter in tensionThey pressed the gas pedal and displayed the car’s maximum speed on the screen.
But of course, many users, especially those with advanced electric scooters, had their own methods to prevent the dashboard from showing a higher speed than allowed. Others simply They appealed the fine due to the unreliability of the method. and in the end they turn out to be right.
Now, with the new car, reliability comes and everything becomes professional. Police officers can lift the electric scooter, place the wheel on its mechanism and press the gas pedal. These rollers, like on a professional test stand, indicate the maximum speed a vehicle can reach and its power.
Electric scooter over 25 km/h? you will get a fine
The law is now quite clear when it comes to determining whether Electric scooter is illegal: if it exceeds 25 km/h or has a power greater than 1000 watts. It doesn’t matter what its design is, how many motors it has, or how big it is: the illegality lies in the speed you can achieve during circulation.
Therefore, it does not matter whether it is sold by a specific brand or has an official warranty. A good example are Xiaomi scooters, which They can be tricked by downloading an app. so that its maximum speed exceeds 25 km/h. If you have this trap, even if the model is sold as legal, you will also get a fine.
In fact, not only will you have to pay a fine, but you also risk getting Electric scooter confiscated. As we can see in the publication of the local police of Valencia, the team they include has the goal of “removing from circulation the ILLEGAL electric scooters that are circulating in our city.”
A groundbreaking machine that can reach more places
Valencia is currently the first country to integrate this type of machine into routine control. Of course, this exclusivity may have an early expiration date. It is reasonable to think that more spanish communities will look at this model and want to buy itso this device can become enemy number one of illegal electric scooters which circulate throughout the country.
Until now, it was difficult to determine the maximum speed of an electric scooter, but this machine can not only do it, but it is also capable of issue a certified report that provides legal certainty to the sanctions case and avoids the loss of resources made by users.
Source: Hiper Textual
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