One of the amendments to the Highway Code proposed by the League has received approval: the result is that now it is possible travel with your scooter on the motorway and ring road. A change that many have been requesting for years and which adapts to changing times.
125cc scooters on the highway
The deputies of the League in Transport commission Elena Maccanti, Andrea Dara, Domenico Furgiuele, Riccardo Augusto Marchetti and Erik Pretto announced the approval of one of the amendments proposed by the League to the Highway Code, which allows scooters of at least 125cc to enter highway and in ring roads.
“Thanks to the approval of an amendment by the League to the Highway Code, 125 cc motorcycles (from 120) will also be able to circulate on motorways and ring roads, as long as they are driven by an adult. A common sense intervention that has been awaited for years, which brings our country into line with the rest of Europe and which, with the same performance, simplifies life for families and two-wheel users. Now full steam ahead with the final approval in Parliament to remedy an all-Italian anomaly”, reads the note released by Ansa.
Although practical implementation remains to be awaited, subject to technical timescales, the proposal was welcomed by the Transport commission. The new rule, therefore, expands the circulation possibilities for motorcycles with a displacement of 125 ccallowing them to travel motorway and ring road provided they are driven by an adult driver.
Scooter on the motorway and ring road: what changes
So far, the rules for accessing the motorcycles at highways outlined in the second paragraph of article 175 of the Highway Code prohibited circulation in highway to motorcycles or scooters with an internal combustion engine with a displacement of less than 150 cubic centimeters and to motorcycles or scooters with an electric motor with a power of less than 11 kW (15 HP).
The sanctions for those who violate these rules vary from a minimum fine of 42 to a maximum of 173 euros, accompanied by the deduction of 2 points from the driving license and the obligation to leave the motorway at the first exit.
Although these restrictions were initially justified by the difference in safety and performance compared to modern vehicles, the amendment recognized the technological evolution and greater safety of current two-wheeled vehicles, allowing the rules to be adapted without compromising road safety.
Times, therefore, have changed, and for the Transport Commission the time has come to update the rules that regulate the circulation of scooters on the motorway and ring road. It remains to be seen, once the new rule has been applied and implemented, how it will translate into the reality of everyday traffic.
