They seek to regulate the use of skateboards and restrict their use to certain streets

An advisory commission from Unease proposes that its use is prohibited in the avenues and that in all cases case and reflective vest be required.

The National Road Safety Unit (Unease) will propose the restriction on the use of skateboards and electric bicycles to operate on secondary streets and bike paths, but not on the main avenues.

Next Wednesday, a proposal from the Vehicles Advisory Board of Unease, which seeks to restrict the circulation of these new electric vehicles, will be voted on in Duration, reports E Observation.

In addition to the authorized places, safety measures will be required, such as the use of a helmet and reflective vest with reflective tapes.

Each one of the interference will be able after adapting the proposal to adapt it to its department.

In recent weeks the company Grin was installed in Montevideo with some 200 electric skateboards in operation.

Authorities of the Mexican company told Underlined that they expect regulation to decide how to continue, and see what subcategory of electric transport will be included to know what taxes they would have to pay.