Residents of via Modigliani in Monterusciello, Pozzuoli, say nighttime rides by motorcycles and scooters have become a growing safety risk, and they are calling for speed bumps, surveillance cameras and more police checks. The complaint, reported by Il Mattino, follows two serious incidents in two days, including one in which a 16-year-old scooter rider suffered a leg injury.

The specific circumstances and official findings concerning those two incidents were not detailed in the material available for this article.

A one-kilometre straight with limited traffic calming

According to residents, via Modigliani stretches for about one kilometre and functions as a fast route for motorcycles and scooters, particularly at night.

Residents say speed bumps are currently installed only near two points: the Sant'Artema church and the De-Amicis Diaz school. They argue that this leaves much of the straight without physical measures to slow traffic.

Their request is for speed bumps along the full straight, rather than only at those two locations.

Piazza Minopoli also affected

The reported danger is not limited to via Modigliani itself. Residents say the problem also affects nearby Piazza Minopoli, where young people reportedly ride motorcycles and electric bicycles close to children, sports facilities and schools.

The available material does not describe how often people gather there, and it does not provide official confirmation of the alleged riding behavior.

What residents are asking for

The residents' requests focus on three measures:

  • Speed bumps extended along the straight section of via Modigliani
  • Surveillance cameras covering the affected road
  • More daytime and nighttime police checkpoints

It is unclear from the available material whether additional speed bumps, cameras or police checks for the upper section of via Modigliani have been approved or scheduled.

Allegations attributed to residents about riders lacking licences, helmets or insurance were mentioned as unverified in the research, and no official police or municipal record confirming them was available. This article does not repeat those allegations as fact.

City context: lighting works and more surveillance in parts of Pozzuoli

Separately, Pozzuoli mayor Gigi Manzoni has described public-lighting works under way on several streets and an expansion of video surveillance in parts of the city.

The video message does not establish that those lighting and surveillance works include via Modigliani. Readers should therefore treat the mayor's update as background on measures in parts of Pozzuoli, not as confirmation of work on this specific road.

What remains unclear

  • The official causes and findings for the two recent incidents, including the crash involving the 16-year-old rider
  • Whether the municipality or police have approved new speed bumps, cameras or checkpoints for via Modigliani
  • Whether current lighting and surveillance expansions elsewhere in Pozzuoli will be extended to via Modigliani and Piazza Minopoli