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Turkish drone maker Baykar has bought Italian aircraft producer Piaggio Aerospace, Italy's industry ministry has said, without disclosing financial details.

Piaggio Aerospace - unconnected to Vespa scooters maker Piaggio - had been under government-controlled special administration since filing for protection from creditors in 2018.

“They’re just kids, let them ride.” That excuse won’t hold anymore. Under the new Road Traffic Code, parents must be more cautious about allowing their children to use electric scooters. Scooters with a top speed exceeding 6 km/h are now banned for minors under 15.

Greece is set to implement stricter regulations for light personal electric vehicles (LPEVs) as part of a new traffic code being pushed by Deputy Transport Minister Vassilis Oikonomou.

Following the death of a 12-year-old boy after he was hit by a car while riding an electric scooter earlier this month, the government is planning stricter laws regulating the use of such vehicles on the country's roads.

In Sofia, 588 serious road accidents have occurred this year, 11 fewer than the same period last year, according to Commissioner Valentin Krusharski, head of the "Road Police" at the Capital Directorate of Internal Affairs (SDVR). There have been 693 injured, a slight increase by two, while fatalities decreased to 25, which is 14 fewer compared to 2023.

After revoking their licenses last month, the city stated that the three foreign companies (Lime, Dott, and Tier Mobility) failed to enforce rules on how customers operate the scooters or where they park them.

As a result, the companies have not regained their licenses.

Today, October 7, a large-scale operation led by the Traffic Police is underway in Bulgaria. Authorities are intensifying checks on drivers to ensure compliance with regulations, particularly focusing on the use of seat belts and the mandatory use of specially designed car seats for transporting children.

In Bulgaria, accidents involving electric scooters are becoming more frequent, with many drivers disregarding traffic rules, leading to increased enforcement by authorities, reports BNT.

A scooter driver under the influence crashed near Sunny Beach on Saturday night, according to Burgas police. The 37-year-old man was traveling on the main road to the village of Tankovo when he lost control of his scooter due to excessive speed.

A 16-year-old boy who was seriously injured in an electric scooter accident in Pleven has died, according to a report from the spokesperson of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, senior expert Mariana Tsvetkova. The boy sustained a severe craniocerebral injury when he fell from his scooter on the evening of August 27 and was hospitalized in critical condition at "Dr.