The brand new regulation applies not solely within the Spanish capital itself – however in all the Madrid metropolitan space. The background to that is the fireplace involving an electrical scooter battery within the Madrid subway in mid-October. The ban will stay in pressure for a most of 9 months till an investigation has been accomplished.
There’s additionally a brief ban on such small electrical automobiles on public transport in Barcelona for security causes. In Seville, using electrical scooters on the subway throughout rush hour on weekdays has additionally been restricted.
Bans on using e-scooters have already been imposed in Hamburg and London.
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