In addition to the parking lot, EMEL will supervise the road violations – Autarquias

The Municipal Assembly, Lisbon, allowed the Emel-Lisbon Motilipal and Parking Companyi proposal to oversee the compliance with the road code, with a brigade dedicated to “Tuk-Tuk” and TVDE.

It was relied upon by the PSD/CDS-PP leadership in the Lisbon room, and an authorization proposal was approved in EMEL in monitoring competencies in the road law, as well as the traffic lights list, other road legislation and municipal regulatory regulations, in the municipal association.

This proposal had votes against PEV, PCP, IL and WRVES, refraining from PAN, voting for Be, free, unregistered deputy Graça (elected by the PS/Free coalition), PS, PSD, CDS-PP, PPM and George Nuno (Elected Alliance).

With the approval of this suggestion, from Tuesday, 01 April, EMEL reinforced its competencies, with the ability to oversee compliance with the road symbol by all vehicles in Lisbon. To date, his performance was limited to parking.

The official source of the Chamber referred to LUSA that EMEL will be able to provide a model of in force.

Parallel to the expansion of the skills attributed to EMEL, a specially dedicated inspection unit for “TUK-Tok” and TVDE (individual transport and driven by unoccupied vehicles from an electronic platform), with reporting that this new brigade Emel with 61 of the inspectors will start roles on Tuesday, when the trading ban is effective in strength. “Tuk-Tok” in 337 streets from seven dioceses of the capital.

According to the Lisbon Chamber, EMEL has a total of 280 inspectors, which will be able to act regarding compliance with the Road Law.

With the highlight of the supervision of compliance with the rules related to the non-heavy tourist animation vehicles, known as “Tuk-Tok”, the House of Representatives states that EMEL inspectors will play municipal police activity and supervise the use of the public space by Tuk-Tok in the streets of Lisbon “, whether with regard to standing, or controlling it in the ruling at 337. The effect on the first of April.

“In addition to overseeing the compliance with the new road rules and rules that will enter into force on April 1, Emil will also supervise the compliance with the new organization, which is expected to be valid until the summer, which will appoint 400 Destics for” Tuk-Tok “drivers, which will be able to stand in 251 places affected by these vehicles.

Against the proposal, Bruneo Mastarnahas, from his arrival, considered “somehow, Emile will compete with the municipal police platforms”, and imagines that this “will create many problems, including conflicts with the police authorities”, and he argued that the company must “devote itself exclusively to clarify.”

Fernando Korea, from PCP, expressed “the biggest doubts” about Emile’s ability to practice this new trading monitoring and tuk parking competencies in the banned areas of these vehicles in the city’s historical center, which confirms the need to organize the municipality.

From IL, Rodrigo Milo Gunsalvis has argued that inspection was strengthened with municipal police and PSP elements, which must be required for the government, and stressed “surprise and danger” regarding the employment of about 30 workers for mile, because this is not for the company’s annual plan.

Despite the vote in favor, PS wondered about the increase in the responsibilities of EMEL inspectors, including the approval of the municipal police, and if workers are trained, if the inspection will include the 24 city drivers and if it is planned for a tangible time. Socialism, Luis Coelho, stressed that “the movement of the city must be studied” and that the municipal organization lacks “the separate measures of the doubtful effectiveness.”

Psd Américo Vitorino stressed that Emel has “more than 30 years of activity”, while Martim Borges de Freitas, from CDS-PP, said that the proposal has a “real influence” in the city, to protect urban movement, and the quality of life and safety in Lisbon neighborhoods, which confirms that “avoiding chaos and clothing is always a good choice.”