Stop the helmet and yes to the scooter licence, Fi's changes to the highway code

The deadline for submitting amendments to the bill amending the Highway Code, which is being examined by the Senate Environment Committee, has been postponed. The postponement was decided despite the fact that several days had already been granted to file amendments and, according to information from parliamentary sources, it hides some discontent in the majority over the timing of the measure. In particular on the part of Forza Italia, which has prepared sixty or so amendments that, if approved even in part, would force the measure to pass through the Chamber of Deputies again, thus lengthening the final vote.

Approved in March in the Chamber of Deputies, the bill is urged above all by the League and its leader and Minister of Infrastructure, Matteo Salvini, who has repeatedly called for its approval by July. In a recent majority confrontation - as reported - the Forzisti reiterated to their allies the need to look into certain aspects in depth, due to the fact that it is not a decree but a bill. The Leghists remain unwilling to make any changes, while Fratelli d'Italia is more willing to come to an agreement.

In particular, among the FI amendments, one proposes to bypass the helmet requirement for over 18s who rent scooters with a maximum speed blocked at 20 km per hour (while it remains for minors and vehicles with higher speeds). Another proposes to introduce mandatory helmets for all minors who ride bicycles on the streets, or to oblige municipalities to allocate 50 per cent of the proceeds of fines (e.g. those for high speed) to investments in horizontal and vertical road signs, and finally to propose a mini-course, and thus a licence, on the main road rules for anyone who uses bicycles and scooters, since they may not have a driving licence.