Arrested a man suspected of running away with an electric vehicle `` moped '' December 2, 19:20
A 26-year-old man was arrested for hitting a pedestrian with a motorized “moped” vehicle that can be driven by twisting the handlebars, causing serious injury and running away. The moped can not run on public roads without a license plate, but the police are strengthening the crackdown because illegal use is spreading.
Mr. Shodai Kunimasa (26), a cook in Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, was arrested.
According to the police last month, on the street of Minami, Osaka, the `` moped '' that runs automatically with an electric motor runs on the street while hitting a pedestrian man and breaking the ankle while passing, and running away, I have doubts.
`` Moppet '' is an electric vehicle that can run only by twisting the handle grip, it can not run on public roads without attaching a license plate or turn signal etc., and the national political suspect was riding in an illegal state .
According to the police, saying that he was commuting, he said that he admitted the charges, saying, `` I was afraid of being examined by the police because I was on a vehicle that can not run on public roads '' .
Mopeds are sold over the Internet and police are tightening up because of illegal use.
Anxious voices from people in the city
Some people in the city have heard anxiety about “mopeds”.
A woman in her 40's said, “I've been seeing it recently, and I thought it was fast and dangerous. I want you to follow the rules and tighten the controls.”
In addition, a man in his 20s said, “I didn't know I should n’t run on public roads. It ’s dangerous if I do n’t follow the rules, even if it ’s convenient.