On 7 March, the State Police carried out an extraordinary operation of control of the territory, ordered by the Quaestor of the Province of Cosenza, Giuseppe Cannizzaro, for counteract the abusive circulation of modified electric velocipedes.
The activity involved the staff of the Corigliano-Rossano Public Security Commissariat, the local Traffic Police, the Northern Calabria crime Prevention Department and the specialized group of road checks of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, with the support of civil engine.
During the checks 13 electric velocipedes were examined, detecting technical changes that made them comparable to mopeds. Consequently, 14 penalties for driving without a license (art. 116 CDS) were elevated, 14 for non -registration (art. 97/7 CDS) and 13 for the absence of approval (art. 98/7 CDS), for a total of Over 90,000 euros of fines.
The operation ended with the issue of 14 administrative detention measures and 26 administrative seizures, of which 13 aimed at the confiscation of vehicles.