ZAGREB, March 5, 2020 – The leader of the opposition liberal party GLAS, Anka Mrak Taritaš, on Thursday again urged the government to regulate electric scooters so as to prevent possible road accidents.
“Amend the Road Safety Act as urgently as possible before something serious happens,” Mrak Taritaš said at a press conference after the government rejected the amendments to that effect put forward by GLAS.
GLAS proposed that electric scooter drivers, who are still treated as pedestrians under the law, should be required to wear high-visibility vests and helmets and to have appropriate lights on their vehicles.
The parliamentary Committee on Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure today rejected our proposal by five votes against, although it includes concrete and well-balanced solutions for all road users concerned, GLAS MP Nada Turina Đurić said.
“It is intolerable that in a law-governed country in the 21st century the driving of thousands of electric scooters is not regulated, and risks are great,” she said.
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