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PACTS eScooter Recommendations

PACTS eScooter Recommendations

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety has presented recommendations, reporting that the Government should immediately address dangerous and illegal private e-scooter use.  It is suggested that the Government create a new low-speed zero-emissions vehicle category with regulations for construction & use to include:

  1. helmet wearing to be mandatory
  2. rider age limit of at least 16 years
  3. in-person rider training is recommended
  4. third-party insurance is recommended
  5. carrying of a passenger to be prohibited
  6. maximum possible speed of 12.5mph (20km/h)
  7. maximum continuous rated power of 250w
  8. maximum unladen weight of 20kg
  9. minimum front wheel side of 12 inches (30cm)
  10. minimum rear wheel size of 10 inches (25cm)
  11. two independently controlled braking devices, one acting on the front wheel and one on the rear wheel
  12. an audible warning device to be mandatory
  13. lighting to be mandatory at all times
  14. anti-tampering mechanisms should be included in the construction
  15. tampering should be prohibited by law
  16. riding on the footway (pavement) or footpath is prohibited
  17. drink-driving, dangerous or careless riding and handheld mobile phone use to be prohibited

14/01/2025 – PACTS Expertise, their E-scooter safety can be read here.  More eScooter information and a link to news from 2021, can be found here.