The episode took place in Valle d’Aosta. The centaurs came from the province of Bergamo
Two motorcyclists from Bergamo were not discouraged by the snow and, thinking of avoiding penalties, they mounted snow tires and chains to their motorcycles. The two centaurs were stopped by the Aosta traffic police who were busy on the motorway blocking heavy vehicles at the Pollein control area along the Valle d’Aosta motorway, due to snow. The meteorological situation was very heavy so much so that on the French side the circulation had already been stopped. The police officers, explain from the police headquarters, “could not hide their amazement when, in the midst of the snowstorm, they were accompanied by two motorcycles fully equipped for the winter. Having examined the equipment, the policemen have invited motorcyclists to leave the motorway for obvious safety reasons as well as not to contravene the driving ban.
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From this point of view, the circulars of the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility are clear on the subject: for no reason and with no technical precautions (from chains to thermal socks), motorcycles can circulate in road conditions of snow or ice, or when there ‘is a snowfall in progress. As prescribed by the highway code, “anyone who fails to comply with the suspension or prohibition of traffic is subject to the administrative sanction of the payment of a sum from € 85 to € 338”. In practice, the traffic police explain, it is very rare to find motorcyclists or scooter riders on the road with snow or ice. This was not the case with the two stopped centaurs.
December 12, 2021 (change December 12, 2021 | 11:53 am)
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