Control of Cyclists and Scooter Riders Tightened: Municipal Officials Will Also Be Fined
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The new provisions of the Road Safety Act will enter into force on 1 March 2027.
In order to ensure traffic safety and reduce violations in cities, municipal public order officers will be able to control the traffic of bicycles and electric micromobility vehicles from March next year.
Lithuania has decided to make its streets safer! 🚴♂️⚡ From March 2027, municipal services will monitor how cyclists and owners of electric scooters comply with traffic rules. Will this initiative be an example for Ukraine?
The Lithuanian Sejm on Thursday approved amendments to the Law on Road Safety, which provide for increased control over cyclists and users of electric scooters.
Municipal officials will be able to stop scooter riders, cyclists, moped and motorcycle drivers and, if a violation is detected, draw up administrative offense protocols. This is provided for in the amendments to the Law on Safe Road Traffic and the Code of Administrative Offenses, which were approved by the Seimas on Thursday.
In order to ensure traffic safety and reduce violations in cities, municipal public order officers will be able to control the traffic of bicycles and electric micromobility vehicles from March next year.
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