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Should privately-owned e-scooters be legalised, the Government should ensure that the law clearly prohibits the...
Recommendation
Should privately-owned e-scooters be legalised, the Government should ensure that the law clearly prohibits the pavement use of e-scooters, that there are robust enforcement measures are in place and that such measures are effective in eliminating this behaviour.
Government Response Summary
The government agrees that if e-scooters are legalised, pavement use would remain prohibited, consistent with existing law that reserves pavements for pedestrians.
Paragraph Reference
101
Government Response
Accepted
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government agrees with this recommendation. Although no decisions have yet been made about whether to legalise e-scooters and will only be determined once evidence from on-road trials is analysed, should the government choose to legalise this new mode in the long run, pavement use would remain prohibited. The law is clear that with only a few special exceptions (such as speed limited mobility scooters), the pavement should be reserved for pedestrians and not used by vehicles, including cycles. This should remain the case if e-scooters are legalised.
Source
Committee
Transport Committee
Inquiry
E-scooters
Report
Third Report: E-scooters: pavement nuisance or transport innovation?
02 Oct 2020
HC 255
Addressee Bodies
Department for Transport
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.8 yrs
Report published
02 Oct 2020