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Initial agreement to make helmets obligatory for riders of electric scooters
Mobility and transport. The regulation also establishes that personal mobility vehicles cannot carry more than one person.
New campaign to combat drink-driving and drug-driving
Safety and prevention. Operation 0.25 will be in place around the clock from 16 to 22 February.
Traffic accidents in the city down by 22%
Safety and prevention. The rise in the number of personal mobility vehicles (PMV) involved in traffic accidents stands out, with an increase of 78% compared to 2019.
Municipal action plan for gales deactivated
Safety and prevention. The Barcelona Fire Service was called out on 48 occasions in connection to the wind.
City Police campaign under way to improve the safety of school transport
Safety and prevention. The campaign will prioritise areas around schools, but also apply around the city’s roads and ring roads, focusing on times when children arrive and leave schools.
Approval for the update to the LEZ with social improvements
Low Emission Zone. New measures are added to provide cover for the most vulnerable part of the population and temporary authorisations for professionals.
Cold weather operation activated to provide support for the homeless
Social Services. The preventive stage of the cold weather operation had been in place since 1 December.
Helmets to become obligatory for riders of electric scooters
Mobility and transport. The regulation will now be changed in line with the new state law.
Challenge to find solutions to reduce motorbike accidents
The projects chosen will be applied in the city, with an overall budget of 200,000 euros.
Gale and rough seas alert deactivated
Safety and prevention. The Barcelona Fire Service was called out on 128 occasions to attend to gale-related incidents.