Increased Controls for Scooters

It is preferred for the practicality it provides in transportation and sometimes for entertainment. electric scooters, which has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Of course, how convenient the roads and transportation systems of our country are for scooters is debatable. Although it provides convenience, scooters that pose danger are constantly on the agenda with accidents and dangerous events, various measures are taken.

According to the measures taken for municipalities, scooters at a certain speed limit and in certain places needs to be used. The police, on the other hand, conduct inspections to determine whether scooter users comply with these rules and to penalize those who do not. Finally, for scooter users in certain parts of Istanbul. a strict control carried out.

Some users claimed that they did not know the rules

In the inspections carried out in Kadıköy, Beşiktaş and Fatih by the Istanbul Police Department Traffic Branch Directorate teams and the civil traffic police, against the rules People who use scooters in this way were penalized. The teams imposed a fine of 314 liras on people using scooters on the sidewalk under the Highway Traffic Law.

During the inspection, a citizen who went to work by scooter was fined because it was more affordable than public transportation, and the citizen stated that the fines were more expensive than public transportation. Some citizens will not pay the fines and they are not informed about how to use these vehicles, they don’t know the rules they said.