11-24-2020, 05:54 PM
(11-24-2020, 05:32 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(11-24-2020, 05:04 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Highlighting that phrase from Coke's post ... one frustration I have on our trails/MUTs that many of the "e-bikes" that fly past are not actually e-bikes (which need to have functional pedals) but e-scooters. And that's completely apart from our local MUT design issues.
Yes, leaving aside local infra, e-scooters are an interesting issue...
I know a lot of people love to hate them (including my parents) they call them DUI scooters or some nonsense. But the fact is they provide meaningful mobility for a lot of people in our community. People who lose their license (and it is hard to do) clearly should not be driving, but still deserve the same mobility as everyone else. Our transit system is not great for all people, and not everyone wants to cycle, I have no problem with people using them as a mobility device. But because of the people who usually ride them, there is a lot of prejudice.
I don't care who's using them (and I am specifically referring to the electric motorcycle or Vespa-style scooters and not to the sit-down mobility scooters) -- I simply think they are too fast for MUTs and sidewalks. The mobility scooters, on the other hand, tend to have far more modest speeds.
An M licence is probably not the answer. But maybe a written test combined with vehicle licensing would be good.