Again has been actively involved in promoting road safety, having launched, in February, a petition for the mandatory use of helmets when using electric scooters.

Because the law does not make it compulsory to wear a helmet, Novamente is asking people to join in by signing the petition at https://www.peticaocapacete.pt/which could enable the legislation to be changed.

This movement comes with the aim of stopping the exponential increase in victims of electric scooter accidents arriving at hospitals, many with brain injuries and in need of intensive care.

In 2022, there were 1691 accidents involving scooters in Portugal, around 3 times more than those recorded in 2019 (577), largely due to mobility policies that promote the use of bicycles, as an ecological alternative for shorter journeys. fast movement.