VTK or vehicles with driver turned into competition Taxiand more and more in large cities. Barcelona City Hall approved a controversial law governing them, which led to some absurdities such as curious and strange bumper What are they wearing? VTK companies Bolt D Movea.
As our colleague Noelia López from Auto Bild told us, a few weeks ago the Barcelona City Council approved new traffic rules for the VTC, many of which have never been followed in Europe.
One of these standards requires that all VTK those who work in the city wear the DGT Zero Emissions or ECO label. A rule that seems reasonable given the high levels of pollution in major cities, though it has left polluting car WTCs on the sidelines.
VTC dispute in Barcelona
But the most criticized measure was one that forced all VTC cars in Barcelona have a minimum length of 4.90 meters.
Few private cars reach a height of 4.90 meters, so with this new rule, most of the World Trade Center in Barcelona are banned from operating in the city.
We assume that this measure is aimed at reduce the number of WTCs in the city centeror encourage group travel. But this has left a significant portion of private drivers out of work, whose only solution is to buy a new larger car.
To overcome this difficulty, companies move D Bolttwo groups of VTC drivers came up with a curious solution: remove the bumper from the car so lengthen the car up to 4.90 standard meters.
According to both employers at Auto Bild, the bumper is “approved.” They claim they spend months testing various systems that would allow them to meet the government’s size standard for VTK until they find one that “corresponds to drag, aerodynamics and tension.” It is already transported by more than 300 vehicles.
Apparently a stranger bumper belonging WTC Barcelona To measure 4.90 meters complies with the rules of the road, but the question remains whether the Barcelona City Council will adopt a “trap” or change the rule to prevent this type of “extension” of vehicles.
Source: Computer Hoy
