During an audition at the Transport Committee of the Chamber, Matteo Tanzilli, president of Assosharing, the first trade association in the sharing mobility sector, presented some proposals related to the so-called micromobility.
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The most important concerns road safety, to be strengthened starting from a “regulation that involves, in an integrated and uniform way, all subjects and vehicles”; in particular, it is necessary to “decrease the speed differential between micro-mobility and other means, lowering the roof for scooters to 20 km / h, compared to the current 25“. During the hearing, a study promoted by Assosharing and the Sharing Mobility Observatory at the Ministry of the Environment was also illustrated, which shows that 44 accidents occur for every 10 thousand scooters in sharing (i.e. 0.004%), numbers that indicate as “there is no scooter emergency in Italy”.
The sector, which is growing rapidly in our country, counts further 42,000 sharing scooters authorized in more than 30 cities with the presence of 10 operators. There are numerous proposals to increase awareness on safety and urban decor for sharing operators, such as the identification of each vehicle with a clearly visible unique code, the introduction of a mandatory information tutorial on the correct use of the vehicle within the app. , the organization of education campaigns by the operators, the creation of a call center and an emergency number always active for the administrations and the obligation to acquire a photo at the end of each race to verify the correct parking.
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Furthermore, Assosharing suggested that raise the maximum speed for scooters in pedestrian areas at 10 km / h so as to make the vehicle more stable in equilibrium and at the same time adopting the obligation of insurance for pedal-assisted scooters and bicycles, even when it comes to private vehicles. Other tools identified by Assosharing to improve the service are the proposal for the creation of uniform guidelines and a kit for municipalities to make public procedures homogeneous and the introduction of the concept of shared vehicle within the Highway Code.
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