A Potentially Fine Situation
Paolo Sarpi, Milan
Today, Via Paolo Sarpi in Milan, Italy became a ZTL or restricted traffic zone. This means that those who enter this street will be observed by cameras and will receive a fine if they are not authorised to pass along this street.
The instigation of this new restriction is for a trial period of six months, after which time it may become permanent, although nothing is certain, and the Paolo Sarpi street may even become fully pedestrianised.
Why is the implementation of yet another restricted traffic area significant? Well, it could spark riots, for one thing. Read more
How to Make Restricted Traffic Areas Fairer.
Italy has many cities in which ZTLs exist. These Zone Traffico Limitato areas are designed to prevent thousands of cars clogging up city centres and reduce pollution levels.
However, as is evidenced by my fast becoming infamous Speeding, and other traffic fines in Italy post and its accompanying comments, many tourists are being caught out by such zones. Receiving a fine often a year or so after a visit to Italy is leaving a bad taste in many people’s mouths, not to mention their wallets. Many are vowing not to return to Italy, which is a shame.
Here are a few ideas which could make these problematic zones a little fairer. Read more
How To Pay Pisa Traffic Violations
Many have been caught out once, if not twice, by Pisa’s poorly signposted honey-trap restricted traffic zone or ZTL/TZV.
Seeing as people seem to be having problems understanding just how to pay these fines, and the Pisa authorities are not helping matters since they have not yet got round to translating sections of their site into English. Really, they have no incentive to seeing as they are making a small fortune out of fining tourists. Read more
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