They will make a caravan on the Posadas waterfront, in rejection of a new national regulation that requires the wearing of helmets that have the vehicle and passenger’s license number engraved. They will even have to wear a reflective vest that also indicates the domain.
The government modified by decree the regulation of the national transit law with the aim of facing the “motorcycle,” the use of motorcycles to commit violent robberies. Decree 171/2017 establishes “the domain identification of the motor vehicle adhered in letters and reflective element numbers, without matching the background color of the helmet” and specifies that this identification must be placed on both sides of the helmet.
The motorcycle groups of Posadas expressed their rejection of this new norm that would come into force in June and called a protest caravan on the waterfront “Monsignor Jorge Kemmerer” this Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. The meeting point will be in front of the monument to Andrés.
In a dialogue with Misiones Curator, Leandro Borges, organizer of the mobilization, said that they do not agree with this measure, considering it a way of “removing the freedom” of motorcyclists. “We want to walk without a patent, this measure is also contradicted by the homologation of helmets, which states that we do not carry a sticker,” he said.
Against motorcycles
Among the measures that will begin to apply throughout the country for the control of more than 7 million motorcycles, is the obligation to have identification of the patent in both the driver’s and passenger’s helmets and in a reflective yellow vest, in case of circulate two people.
These requirements will be accompanied by coordination with the service stations, which will not be able to refuel those who do not comply with the regulations. The new regulations are based on the diagnosis that indicates that most of the illegal acts perpetrated by motorcyclists are carried out when more than one person is transferred.
The breach of the rules will be considered a serious fault and will involve the immediate hijacking of the motorcycle. In addition, if the owner does not remove the seized motorcycle within 60 days after its retention, it will be decontaminated and compacted.