- Title: Prague’s ban on two-wheeled vehicles draws uproar from cyclists
- Date: 10th August 2017
- Summary: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (AUGUST 9, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TOURISTS RIDING ELECTRIC SCOOTERS THROUGH PRAGUE OLD TOWN AS PART OF GUIDED TOURS PEOPLE AND CARS PASSING SIGN BANNING SEGWAYS SIGN BANNING SEGWAYS CROWDED SQUARE IN PRAGUE OLD TOWN PEDESTRIAN ZONE VARIOUS OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AMONG PEDESTRIANS IN SQUARE VARIOUS OF PRAGUE DISTRICT 1 SPOKESPERSON, VERONIKA BLAZKOVA, WORKING ON COMPUTER (SOUNDBITE) (Czech) PRAGUE DISTRICT 1 SPOKESPERSON, VERONIKA BLAZKOVA, SAYING: "Some cyclists compare Prague to Amsterdam. I always say: yes, Amsterdam is good for bikes because it has wide streets where cyclists, electric scooters and even three lines of cars can fit, but Prague 1 (old town) is not built like this - it has narrow streets where all these types of traffic can't fit together." GUIDED BICYCLE GROUP LEAVING PEDESTRIAN ZONE AT PRAGUE OLD TOWN SQUARE (SOUNDBITE) (Czech) PRAGUE DISTRICT 1 SPOKESWOMAN VERONIKA BLAZKOVA, SAYING: "We are working on a regulation. But this is not a permanent regulation or a ban, just a temporary regulation. We propose that in some well-frequented places (in the historical centre of Prague) people should get off their bikes or scooters and push them between the hours of 10 and 6."
- Embargoed: 24th August 2017 14:05
- Keywords: Prague ban historical central district two-wheeled vehicles
- Location: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
- City: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
- Country: Czech Republic
- Topics: Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA0016TKP1KP
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- Story Text: It was a sight only too common to be ignored: the already narrow, cobbled streets and lanes of Prague's medieval city centre were clogged with groups of tourists in helmets riding their Segways, forcing pedestrians to jump from their way.
But the bothersome problem seemed to be resolved after five years of legislative fight against Segways, when the Prague district 1 (Prague centre) town hall succeed and placed a road signs preventing the use of Segways in the old town centre and the carts disappeared.
One season later the Segways were replaced with a different nuisance. Entrepreneurs offering sightseeing tours on wheels didn't want to lose their business and began to offer tours through Prague's historical centre on bicycles as well as electric scooters. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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