This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Private e-Scooters use to be legalised on Public Roads
e-Scooters should be made legal to use on Public Roads as a greener way of commuting to save the environment. For short distance travel (e.g travel to store, park, friend or place of work) I would prefer to use scooter rather than car.
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Thoughout major cities in the world e-Scooters became very popular mode of transport for leisure and commuting. There are concerns regards safety, however introducing limit speeds for this type of transport would be safe alternative type of transportation.
Setting scooter speed lit to 15mph on roads and bike lanes, would not disturb other vechicle users, and would quite safe to use.
To possibly extend that to pavements so it could be safely used, speed limit on pavements could be set to 8mph.
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions calling for similar actions:
Allow 'Personal Electric Vehicles' to use cycle lanes and walkways: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301014
Make electric scooters legal to reduce our carbon footprint / cut emissions: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301579
Since you started your petition the Government has launched a consultation for legalising rental e-scooter trails. You can find out more about the Governments proposals here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/legalising-rental-e-scooter-trials-defining-e-scooters-and-rules-for-their-use/legalising-rental-e-scooter-trials
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