Calvia police are to increase the monitoring of electric scooters being hired out in Magalluf and Palmanova. This is in response to complaints from residents about the number of scooters and the risks they pose to pedestrians.
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Town hall responding to Magalluf electric scooter complaints
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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.