by Florence is the first city in Europe to prohibit bicycle rickshaws to combat over tourism.
Officials said that the transport of tourists in the three-wheeled “atypical vehicles” or in golf cars in the UNESCO-listed center of the UNESCO capital of the Tuscan capital would no longer be permitted. The historical city is fighting to manage hordes of tourists in crowded areas.
Andrea Giorgio, the city’s transport manager, said: “We have decided to intervene because the situation has not become sustainable, and hundreds of golf cars in every street and in every piazza in the historical center.”
Furious drivers called for a lead after 15 million tourists were tied up to Florence last year, which made it almost impossible to drive on the streets and forced many of the city’s 367,000 inhabitants.
Jacopo Vicini, the city council of tourism, said: “We urgently had to limit golf cars that have increased in parallel to tourism.
“There are now about 150 and they stand up in Piazza Doomo, where the drivers tied for shops.”
A small fleet of 24 white electric carts, each with an eight -person capacity, receives an exception to drive along a fixed route, added Mr. Vicini.
In London, it was publicly supported to control the use of pedicabs, since sometimes cycle -rickschas is known.
Steve McNamara, general secretary of the licensed taxi driver association, said, “Rip off Rikshaw Riders” gave London a bad name and demanded around decorated and blackmailed winners Rikschas to ban.
Last month, in a consultation of Transport for London, more than 95 percent of the 7,700 responders stated that Pedicab drivers should be insured and their music volume should remain in chess.
More than 75 percent stated that they felt unsafe when using a pedicab in the British capital.
The ban in Florence is the latest in a number of efforts to combat over tourism.
It has also teamed up short -term rental apartments that make up a third of all properties in the city center and prices.
The city sent out the police to remove 400 FCESORE KEYSAFES that were attached to railings and lamp posts, causing tourists to enter rented apartments without meeting the owners.
In November, the local officials also banned amplifiers and loudspeakers used by travel guides. They claimed that swarms of visitors to the historical center “weakened the value of the cultural heritage and affected the overall performance”.
