On the roads, sidewalks and cycle paths, it will have escaped no one that bicycles, scooters and their electric counterparts are multiplying with, alongside them, other less conventional means of transport. “We have found that a number of these new users feel that there are no rules governing the use of these transports. But they do exist and not respecting them is to be a danger for everyone, ”summarizes Vanessa Gardien, assistant to the director of the multi-municipal police of Thionville, Terville and Manom.
Thus, this Friday, the municipal police officers will go to Thionville station at dawn, from 7:20 a.m., in order to meet the cross-border workers using these two wheels. “We will not be there to verbalize but to do pedagogy. »Discussion, therefore, with the support of documents allowing to summarize the various behaviors to be held on the road and beside.
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New rules in force
« Since July 2020, new rules have entered into force for personal motorized transport vehicles. We must realize that the Traffic Laws applies to all, such as the fact that their use is prohibited for children under 12 years old. For electric scooters, for example, position lights are mandatory as well as an audible warning device. It is also necessary to wear protective equipment which is often lacking. “
Risky behaviors which are not without consequences since “we are recording more and more accidents on the sidewalks when electric bicycles and scooters are supposed to take a cycle lane or, failing that, the road. Some unbridle these machines or wear headphones while riding… All these behaviors are punishable by fines. “
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Other actions to come
Friday’s action will be a first. “We will be taking others in the coming weeks to other places in the city, including near schools, and at other times of the day to be able to reach as wide an audience as possible. “
And once this period of pedagogy has passed? “There will be verbalization. “
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