On a scooter with a ‘rigged’ engine, seizure and fine

The local police of Verona have discovered that a scooter owned by a 28-year-old Veronese, ‘rigged’ that could reach 68 kilometers per hour in spite of the limit established by law is 20 kilometers. Following a road accident that took place in the city in recent days, between the scooter and a car, the agents of the Motorized Department ascertained that two electric motors were installed on the vehicle, each connected to a wheel.

To ascertain the speed of the vehicle, equivalent to a bicycle, the local police tested what was suspected with the help of the speed camera. Eventually the agent on the scooter reached 68 kilometers. In addition to the seizure of the scooter, aimed at confiscation, other sanctions were thus triggered with the scooter equated to a moped, for which fines for lack of insurance coverage and a helmet, in addition to those relating to the “rigged” vehicle, for a total of over 2 thousand EUR.

Source: Ansa

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