Spain Introduces New Rules for Riders, Mandating Gloves and More

The emergency-shoulder-riding rule quietly bugs me, is it leaning toward legalizing lane-splitting?

Spain's got a lot of two-wheelers so leaning toward safety gets my support, wish Japan would follow suit.

So closed-toe shoes means sandals are a no-go?

Used to be anything besides the helmet was free choice, though protecting your hands is probably for the best.

Even if it's mandated, how would enforcement even work? Who's actually wearing gloves in summer traffic jams?

Mandating gloves is good, you hit the ground hands-first in a crash, it genuinely helps.