Getting Fined Riding Two Wheels in Gdansk Poland.. (Straż Miejska Welcome) 

So I thought we were being stopped by the police and so you accept that you got got. Later I find out it's the infamous Straż Miejska or as I understand parking police with a bit more authority and it's a typical thing that happens to tourists. What do Polish viewers think of them? Would you have stopped or try to go past them?

Only 200 zł it's not bad 😉 3000 vs 200 zł it's a big difference, but Polish women have a lot of empathy 😂

Greets from Warsaw. Riding a scooter with a passenger is indeed illegal. And to be honest there were a lot of accidents involving two persons riding a single scooter, so I would say the law is justified. Straż Miejska is indeed like parking police with more authority: they handle minor domestic order violations (morons yelling their lungs off at 2 A.M., dudes drinking from an open container in a public [illegal in Poland]). They are irritating on some occasions ;) but they offload the regular police as an auxiliary force.

Hi Pedro! I have to confess that this is the first of your videos with no riding a motorcycle. Pity you got a fine, but the rest of the city, the atmosphere, the real local cuisine, the running of the bridge and your travel companion really made me feel I was there. Thank you so much!

Yes, riding a scooter with a passanger is illegal in every city in Poland, because there are many accidents.

Liking the shorter videos. Seems like you're able to upload more often, and still keep doing great content. Bravo Pedro, and glad your partner in crime is enjoying the sights as well.

Beautiful City. Thanks for taking us along with you. JC.

Beautiful city Pedro. Was there last year in October on a round trip through Northern Europe with the motorbike. The Polish I met there were very hospitable and friendly. Good luck on further travels. And yea, those little scooters are scattered all over the place in Poland. German and Lithuanian cities were also littered with them.

Your motorcycle channel gets different vibe.. pretty good one, I’m enjoying ♥️

Gdańsk is save and clean, a beatiful city. Love it!

5:40 If you check and compare crime rate in Poland and any other European country you will see that Poland is one of the safest places in Europe, you do not have to be worry about pick pocketing, also there are not many beggers and such.

Beautiful video! Keep em comming! :D

The architecture of Gdańsk is influenced by the Hanseatic, not the German architecture. The Hanseatic League was the prototype of the European Union. It was the medieval European Union. That is why Amsterdam, Lübeck, Gdańsk and many other cities are so similar to each other. This organization included several dozen cities on the shores of the seas.

Nice movie, nice story, beautiful girlfriends smile, friendly cop, well done. Thanks for sharing. Best regards and ride safe🇳🇱

Two years in Poland and never bothered by the police on foot, in a bike or in a car. I disagree with what you said about those arches being Belgian or Dutch. In Poznan, there is an old German building built as a bank, now a university, with the exact same architecture. Poland is very safe. Btw, those scooters cause more accidents than bikes or cars. That is why the control the scooters.

Great video! Keep going 💪

Great video Pedro, even tho' your favourite distraction 😉( Mariska) is by your side, although I must add that her ershinung 👼 does compliment them . Have fun guys. 🤔It is strange though watching you acting in a semi-responsible manor 🤣

Interesting interaction with the officer. At least she didn't shy away from the camera.

Straż Miejska is not parking police. It is municipal police (run by the city, not the government). They are responsible for preserving order on the streets. They can give you a ticket, stop you (also when you commit a crime but then they have to call the national police), they are authorised to use force (except guns) or check you in database.

Love this series..

One of my favourite cities in Poland💕

a great polish city. I wish you a nice stay

Love the historical commentary. Hopefully the Polish people will be able to enjoy their independence for all the rest of time.

I,ve been in Gdansk in the eighties,. When Poland was still under soviet influence. The city looks much better now. I think there was even more police in the streets back then.

If it'll help you a bit, "W" is in Polish always prenounced as "V", we do not use "V" in our alphabet at all, unless it's a foreign name. So Motlawa is prenounced as Motlava. Greets.

Oh, thanks. I didn't know there is a fine for that! Better you than me ;)

Very funny video, buddy😄 I was in Gdańsk 14 years ago but you gave me a taste to come back to see it again😎👍 And what about that 3000 zloty fine, you had to pay? 😁

The police lady was very nice, she only issued ticket for less than $50. Max fine could be as high as 800 bucks for all the valloliations. It is quite dangerous riding on cobble street. It is reason why is illegal to ride on pedestrian sidlwak.As person who witnessed horrible accident involving pair riding on the scooter you should feel blessed. Small fine to pay is great warning. Guys staty safe and have lots of fun.

I don't know if you know, but Gdańsk was the most Dutch city in the Polish Crown in the 15th-17th centuries. It was actually built by Dutch merchant companies and during the Hanseatic League, Dutch was heard more often than Polish. The Dutch called the city Danswijk. The most important monuments of Gdańsk and the architecture of the old town are typical Dutch Mannerism - it is the work of the Dutch - Abraham Van der Blocke, Anton van Obberghen and Cornelius van der Bosch. Also as a result of religious persecution near Gdańsk - at the mouth of the Vistula river, they settled at the invitation of the Polish King, the so-called "Olędrzy" (Hollanders). They were Mennonites fleeing Friesland and the Netherlands from the persecution of Catholics. Descendants of Dutch settlers lived here until 1945 when they were expelled by the Russians, who recognized them as Germans.

A Polish milk bar - fantastic. Something "real". Good and cheap. You have to save a bit after the fine. Although, you knew about that single ride rule, didn't you? Still Gdansk is a great city. All the best, Günter from Nürnberg/Germany

Pedro you should ride to Zakopane and visit Morskie Oko! You won’t regret it

Strogonow it's not typical polish food. It came from Russia and it holds its name after Stroganov family en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroganov_family It is quite difficult to precisely point out typical polish food since our cuisine have many influences from various directions - central europe - but I would recommend soups like grochówka, fasolowa, żurek (occasionally served in bread) and if you find them in 'Bar mleczny' most probably you will get decent quality for very affordable price. Enjoy.

High, i did not understand all this time. How much you have to pay for the dual-skooting ? Kindly Fiete

Good use of dynamic props

I just came to say that at the begging it is not Baltic Sea 😅 It is river called Motława.

I'm so glad that they gave u a ticket. Riding two on a scooter is super dangerous.

As my husband would say "You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes" Riding with two people on a scooter is not a great idea, one wrong move and both of you could have had your faces meet with the pavement.

She was actually very polite for straż. Some of them are real jerkbags. You did deserve that ticket though

The architecture is Dutch. Gdansk was the Export Hub of Polish grain and timber. Dutch Merchants settled in the port town. They preferred to live as close as possible to their ships. They also wanted their home comforts. So, Dutch Architects came in Dutch Ships from the Netherlands. From 1560 to 1675 the houses were built narrow and tall with the distinctive 'Amsterdam' style fronts. Narrow to evade tax in Holland. But, in Poland, this is what the Dutch knew. - After WW ii - the deep hatred of everything german convinced the Polish State to build a new, modern, city. It was pointed out that the town was designed by Dutch architects for the merchants of the Dutch Empire and so was worth rebuilding in the Dutch Style.

I really enjoyed the history, thank you. Ride safe and have fun 🇺🇸 How much was your fine?

I'm absolutely sure the scooter's terms of service did say you cannot ride like that.

The most beautiful city in Poland, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. There is everything here: monuments, great architecture, wind from the Baltic Sea and happy people of the sea. Gdansk is connected with other cities such as: Sopot and Gdynia, which is called the Trojmiasto. Beautiful beaches and tasty regional cuisine.

it's really dangerous to be on a e-scooter with 2 people. firstly without a helmet , secondly it is not made to withstand a high amount of weight , most people beyond 90 kg cant even use them, i mean they could but they will definitely damage them. ( there are some that can handle 120kg or 150kg at the most but they are never rentals like you see on the street ) you could have gotten both of you guys pretty injured depending on how you fall and if you would be pushed into incoming traffic you could even lose your life in quite the lame way so honestly i do not blame the police in this case. meanwhile in the netherlands we can't even drive them to begin with. not legally at least. ( doesn't stop me from owning one and riding it )

I not sure if any city would allow 2 persons on a single scooter. Most private companies Stipulate that it’s one person to one scooter and by riding a single scooter with two people on it you are breaking the law. But good on you for taking in on the chin.

Enjoy in Gdansk Pedro 😎 One of the best city in Poland, right after Bydgoszcz 💪

4:06 Oh bollocks! Pedro, the only Russian influence I can remember was during WWII when they flattened the city. The positive thing is that you enjoy the place. Take care.

It's interesting - we go to these places expecting them to still resemble medieval times, but with cars and power poles. The people that live there however, want what we have - new infrastructure, smooth roads and paths, no trip hazards or spikey things in the streets. In the end, everywhere you go looks the same.

Always enjoy the history lessons teacher!

Lalke ze Strazy Miejskiej lekko ponioslo z angielskim , bo zadysponowala three thousend polish zloty,a przyjela three hundred.Prawie mi serce stanelo ,jak ja uslyszalem:))))

Bien Pedro hoy conocí un poco mas de historia 👍👍👍🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

Did you know Rynek Glowny, Kraków's main market square is the largest medieval town square in europe?

Oh my! Very dangerous thing you were doing with that elec step 😂 lol what a nonsense... in NL we have the infamous BOA's, i believe Buitengewone Opsporings Ambtenaar. But I would just not use an electric step, my opninion is to either walk, bike or drive a moto or car.

Add on The highest fine - in the amount of PLN 300 to PLN 500 - can be obtained for driving a vehicle other than a motor vehicle on a public road, in a residential area or in a traffic zone by a person who is under the influence of alcohol or a similar substance.

Boa Pedro tens jeito com as ladies, eu curto os teus videos, sempre em alta, bom astral.

7:51 never touch an officer on duty no matter how cool he is towards you

so u pay 300 or 3000? i heard she said 3 thousand but i saw 3 hundred,

hallo o co chodzi czemu pod zagranisznym filmem z poland w tytule nie widze POLSKA GUROM

You can get stamps at post office.

Do you know that actually Mariska is polish name? It sounds 100% like popular form the name Mary (Maryśka).

Did you pay 3000 pln or she lowered the fine? 3k is hell lot of money. Like a month salary

What camera did you use to record the film?

In my area the State Police are raising money and will write tickets every 10-20 minutes, going 5 miles over will justify the ticket. If you have missing documents, the fine is $519, if on the cell phone it's $180. That officer could have let you go, not a cheap fine you just paid. Gdansk looks cool.

You should try polish pierogi :D

I am pretty sure, that the fine, was much lower than, 3000 Polish dollars(zloty). Polish cops are completely different than the cops in North America. One time I was visiting Poland, and when I was walking back home, they stopped me, and asked me about mine id. After talking to them for a couple of minutes, I asked them if they can drive me. On the way home I told them, to stop at the gas station, so I can buy few beers, and I said, that I will buy a bottle of vodka for them, and they did. After that, they drove me home. Imagine this, happening in North America.

Welcome to Gdańsk where authorities aren't super friendly and the Śląskie voyevodaship is a much better place

i once got a ticked and wanted to give the money to police right away, and they were like "wtf?" because i cant give them money like that, its more like i had to pay it in a different way, like online transfer or something, the details to pay were on a ticked ... so im a bit curious that you gave her money like that, i got that ticked like 10 years ago so maybe the rules changed

Pedro you must to visit WESTERPLATTE place when WWII started.

also fine in Germany is 10 euros so unless Poland is really out there, you were had.

There is always lots of police and security in any tourist area in all the polish cities that’s why there’s no pickpockets or drug dealers. They are there to protect the tourists

Did you found Quasimodo in the Church ? 😃

3000 or 300 zł?

So sad Europe changes more and more to a big Police state😣 200zloty =41€😳

Yes, this church is full of light. But why? The church was completely destroyed during the last world war and only some elements have survived. It was decided that it was impossible to recreate everything from scratches, so it was plastered in white inside and the surviving historical fragments were inserted into its place. The same technique is used in archeology, where, for example, broken clay pots found in the ground are put together and the missing parts are filled with plaster. The viewer has an impression of what the whole thing looked like, and at the same time knows what the original part is. In the case of this church, the visitor can imagine how great the damage was.

"Go,go,go..." OMFG...:)

This is the way

that cop was pretty happy when she saw that money in her hands... 🤬🤬🤬🐷

I really pitty xou for the fone. My daughter's 2 girls did the same, they 2 rode the scooter for 4 days and never got fined.

Je houdt ervan om 'KEDENSK" te zeggen hé? Bekt ook lekker, moet ik zeggen! ;-)

She said "3000 zł"! You paid that punishment? It's should be 300 zł!

im glad youve been in my town. Hope your video will show, that Poland is really worth to travel (cops are cops :) we dont like them as well)

3000 złotych?

Is not German architecture to year 1945 Gdansk was 571 years as a Polish territory

5:49 Come there when its darker :D

So that’s how the city funds itself 😉

I think it was 300 PLN not 3000 PLN

That's not baltic sea it's Motlawa river.

gdy jednorazowy seks wiąże się z oczekiwaniami, że wspólna noc przerodzi się w coś więcej, w bliższą znajomość, relację, a nawet związek, to bardzo łatwo o rozczarowanie, zwiedzione nadzieje, pretensje

same old cops lurking everywhere, the reasonable ones just give a warning..

Imo it should be allowed not only for 2 persons but also 3 and more on their own risk.

What did u expect? In Polish traffic law it says you are not alowed to ride scooters with a passenger. "Przede wszystkim z hulajnogi elektrycznej nie może korzystać jednocześnie więcej niż jedna osoba i ta zasada się nie zmieniła. Zmieniła się jedynie wysokość mandatu, który wzrósł z początkiem roku 2022 ze 100zł na 300zł. Taką samą karę zapłacimy także za przewóz ładunku inaczej niż w plecaku/torbie lub za przewóz zwierzęcia. Ponieważ hulajnoga to pojazd konstrukcyjnie przeznaczony do jazdy z pozycji stojącej przodem do kierownicy, każda inna pozycja podczas jazdy elektrycznej będzie zagrożona mandatem takim samym, jak za przewożenie innej osoby." Go translate it for yourself

Mariska walking behind you, like Kate behind William...

Interesting episode. But a hefty donation to the parking police ..... would have gone a long way to pay for petrol n miles !

3000zl ??? That's over £500 FFS or am I missing something??

so it was 300 PLZ? i think thats absolutely OK, then she mispronounced (threethousand!?). This fine is the same as everywhere else in the EU (which we actually dont need....). Actually i like the police woman :-) she was sympathic.

"very chill gdansk, no pickpocketers, no one offering drugs..." next minute thief cop sorry I'm not sorry I will punish you

Basically they need to follow a protocol, it's not their decision. If they don't, someone will call their department and complain that they don't do their job. Talk to people who created such law if you have complaints

60 eur for the scooter ride, that's great. Anyways, that electric scooters are nightmare in every bigger European city. I'd call it tourist death trap 😀 It's useless, esprecially on stone paved streets what most of cities have. Check out canal Honest Guide, those guys are from Prague.

Love from India 🇮🇳❤❤❤

No riding but the biggest fine!

She said 3000 zł ????