Re:Electric scooter “mayhem” sounds like when cars were intr...
by koliber on Thursday April 26, 2018 @05:59AM
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Just because scooters can go that fast, it does not mean that they should be allowed to do so. I think speed limits make sense in many situations.
If you ride your scooter capable for going 50km/hr that fast on a road in a 30km/hr zone, you are speeding. Perhaps the same should be true if you are riding your scooter too fast in a bike lane. It should definitely be true if you are riding your bike or scooter on a sidewalk too fast or recklessly.
How fast is too fast remains to be seen.
It should be pretty clear that both car lanes and pedestrian paths are both unsafe for scooters.
Add a bike path, just like e.g. The Netherlands, Denmark, etc. The bike path is generally designed for up to 25-30km/h. Certain scooters and electric bikes may go above that. In Netherlands scooters and electric bikes are divided into 2, ones which can reach up to 25km/h and ones which can reach up to 45km/h (above is not allowed). This with different regulation for each.
There might be a case for adding yet another special path, e.g. scooter path for traffic up to 45km/h.
Way more people can travel around on a bike path than a car lane (occupies more space while often just having 1 person).