Scooters involved in eight per cent of Palma's road accidents
There were seven fatalities on the city's roads in 2024
Palma Police report that there were 4,180 recorded traffic accidents in 2024. While the great majority of these were related to cars, followed by motorcycles, 345 involved scooters, just over eight per cent. Scooter users who had accidents were typically teenagers and young adults; reckless use was generally the cause of the accident.
Also in News
- The end of solo driving in Spain....minimum of two people per car
- Mallorca weather for Saturday - Whole of Mallorca now on alert for rain and thunderstorms
- Conor McGregor puts on a show in Mallorca: boxing training on Sa Rapita beach, knocks holidaymakers out
- The small, picturesque village in Mallorca that has won Dua Lipa’s heart: fairytale coves and nature
- Spain issues holiday warning to British tourists coming this summer
3 comments
To be able to write a comment, you have to be registered and logged in
Stan The ManFurther to my first comment. The Lithium type batteries are known to burst into flames during an overnight charging. Setting the area/apartment/ house on fire.
I detest these electric scooters. They are very dangerous vehicles ridden at high speeds amongst people. They have no protective clothing, no licence, no form of testing, no insurance and are a menace.
In my opinion, scooter use has reduced in Palma owing to the new requirements but there are still day rentals for visitors who may have never used a motorised scooter before and helmet-less owners who have hacked the in-built speed control to substantially increase the speed of their scooters. Both of which are very dangerous for the users and nearby pedestrians. I would ban all rentals of scooters and impound the souped-up scooters to return them to the slower maximum speed. These things are lethal in the wrong hands.