Legalise the use of Electric scooters that do not exceed 15mph on cycle paths.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Legalise the use of electric scooters owned by people that do not exceed 15mph which is the same as many electric bikes. The use of electric scooters around the UK or at least in major cities would ease congestion, cut down on emissions, cut down the spread of coronavirus and make many commutes easy

E Scooters, although I do realise there are some that exceed 15 mph, I belive that this speed should be deemed safe and scooters over this speed should be placed under review.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions calling for similar actions:

Allow 'Personal Electric Vehicles' to use cycle lanes and walkways: Allow 'Personal Electric Vehicles' to use cycle lanes and walkways.

Make electric scooters legal to reduce our carbon footprint / cut emissions: Make electric scooters legal to reduce our carbon footprint / cut emissions

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

Timeline

16 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
4 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Aug 2020

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