The scooters are said to go at great speed, and there are groups of "several dozen people". In addition to the risks, residents complain that users give the finger to anyone who complains.
One resident, Paquita, says that she was knocked down by an electric three-wheel scooter. This was a month ago, and she has still not fully recovered from injuries to her knees. The scooters are used in pedestrian areas by people who have a "lack of education" in how to use them. On various occasions she has seen groups riding at full pelt when there is a police car parked nearby. The police, she adds, don't do anything.
Now, it would seem, the police will be doing something. They will be advising businesses that hire out the scooters that they cannot be ridden faster than walking speed, that they have to be numbered, and that there has to be liability insurance. Conditions of use will have to be explained to users.
The town hall says that there is to be a bylaw amendment which will make control of scooters more effective and more restrictive.
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When we was there in june and july we saw many near misses on these bikes and one just missed my wife and hit a young girl, thankfully she was not badly hurt just shaken.
Having just returned from Magaluf I think the scooters are the least of their problems. The prostitution is worse than ever. Disgusting that they are happy to allow these women to rob people in the street. They hang about in gangs and until they get shot of them they will never give the place a better reputation. Been going on for too many years now. Makes us so angry. Come on Calvia Council get your act together and sort it out!
I think the police would be better ettin the hookers and robbers of the streets-
It's the same in Can Pastilla, all over in fact. No helmets, just bombing around looking for an accident to happen. People should ditch these devices and walk. We are becoming a nation of lazy people who look for any excuse not to exercise.
Andy: with a double 'f' as well?! As far as I have been able to verify the spelling doesn't change in English and is Magaluf. However if you or anyone else can show me otherwise please do. Large cities often have their names translated (e.g. Sevilla/Seville) but not smaller cities and towns. I'm just curious and suspect that 'Magalluf' is some invention dating back to the 1960s British tour operators.
I´m afraid that "advising businesses" will make little or no difference. The scooters concerned will have to be modified to make them unable to go faster than walking speed.
To v. Its Mallaguff in English , isn't it ? Seriously if someone doesn't get a grip with this issue they will soon be all over like locusts, they are not designed as leisure vehicles more for the infirm to get about with . Go to Teneriffee to see where it will end up, they are absolutely all over the place, you can not get in a bar for scooters parked on the pavement outside !
Why does the Bulletin always spell Magaluf with a double 'll'? 'Magalluf' is not the correct spelling in either Mallorcan, Catalan or Castilian. If it were, the pronunciation would be different. Nor is it 'Magalluf' in English.
This is a accident waiting to happen. I have seen them speeding along with a small child on their lap. Driving the wrong way up the road. Total madness!!
There's no brains in the Town Hall though, nobody will heed any new rules. The Police will continue to do nothing. The only solution is to ban them and impose fines and confiscation by denuncias if they continue.