Access for users using electric scooters or unicycles in public transport facilities and vehicles in the Community of Madrid has been prohibited since this Saturday for security reasons, after the incident recorded on the 17th, when the battery of one of these devices exploded indoors. A train located at La Elipa station on Metro Line 2.
The measure will come into force this Saturday on the Community’s public transport network, which is the responsibility of its management. Regional Transport Consortium (CRTM). In particular, it will affect buses of the Madrid Municipal Transport Company (EMT) and intercity and urban buses in other municipalities, as well as the Madrid Metro network and light metros, as well as the five junctions of Plaza de Castilla, Moncloa, Príncipe Pío and Plaza. Elíptica and Avenida de América.
According to the decision published in the Official Journal of the Community of Madrid (BOCM), the restriction will remain in force until the relevant regulations on this issue are published, but in any case, this period will be a maximum of 9 months. During this period, as explained by the regional administration, the safety conditions of such elements in public transport will need to be fully verified.
Failure to comply with the regulations will lead to the immediate deportation of offenders and they will also face a financial fine of 300 TL. Between 100 and 200 euros according to CRTM.
The measure was handed over to the state operator Renfe Cercanías and the state road passenger transport concessionaires operating the routes between Castilla-León and Castilla La Mancha, and to the Community of Madrid, which has an agreement with the Community of Madrid. Users carrying these personal mobility devices will not be able to use the transport infrastructure of the Community of Madrid to enter or exit the public transport system.
Additionally, to ensure compliance with this decision, CRTM will request relevant operators to disseminate this decision. Changes to your digital and print information channelssuch as social networks, web pages, posters, informative panels or vinyls.
“What we want is, above all, to guarantee the safety of not only the people of Madrid and the passengers who use public transport, but also all the employees who provide the transport and perform their duties in the infrastructure,” emphasized Jorge Rodrigo, Minister of Housing, Transport and Infrastructure.
There is also a temporary ban on the Autoritat del Transport Metropolitana (ATM) in the Barcelona region. Install electric scooters on public transportation and other personal mobility devices for “safety”. Additionally, scooter access to metro vehicles is restricted during weekday rush hours in Seville.
CRTM’s board of directors consists of representatives of the Community of Madrid, the capital’s City Council and other councils in the region, as well as the General Administration of State, trade union organizations and business associations in the sector. and consumers and users.