Some violators are ready to pay BGN 50 and disturb the peace of others, Mayor Stefan Radev explained.
Municipal employees in Sliven banned movementit’s electric scooters in the pedestrian areas. Prohibitionit also applies to sidewalkof all settlements, except those marked sidewalkour bicycle lanes, the city gardens, the squares and the children’s and sports grounds. The maximum permissible speed for movement in the city and populated areas by the municipality was reduced to 20 km/h, informs BTA.
The changes were adopted after a partial amendment of the Municipal Ordinance on Public Order. According to the new rules, the authorities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and authorized municipal officials have the right to detain individual electric vehicles as evidence. The owner will receive their scooter after paying the appropriate fine.
In front of journalists mayorStefan Radev commented that the control for the implementation of this provision depends on the coordination with the authorities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. “This is a problem not only for Sliven and Bulgaria, but on a European scale. We expect to have an educational effect for young people“, explained Radev. And he added that some violators are ready to pay BGN 50 and disturb the peace of others.
Earlier it became clear that they are cooking something similar in Ruse as well prohibition.
