Rejected petition Legalise E-Scooters, E-Skateboards and other electric transport vehicles.

The UK should be making basic rules, informing the public and allowing the public to make their own decisions. Enforce clear rules-set speed limits, ensure rider safety with helmets, and mandatory board maintenance. E-boards result in less car usage by encouraging alternative transport solutions.

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E-boards are cheap, practical, safe and fun. E-boards can be just as safe as normal scooters and skateboards if used properly. E-boards have brakes, are responsive and are stable. The UK is one of the few countries in the world that doesn’t allow E-boards and yet could be the country that leads the way in E-board safety. Doing a trial with rental E-Scooters won’t result in sufficient results. The public are much more likely to look after their own property rather than a rented scooter.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you want electric scooters and electric skateboards to be legalised, however we're not sure which 'other electric transport vehicles' you want to be legalised which aren't already.

You might like to sign these petitions which call for the same actions:

Legalise e-scooters on public roads with licence, insurance and roadworthiness: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/604569

Make e-skateboards legal to use on roads, pavements & cycle paths: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/613460

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 2 June 2022
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