E-scooters should be fully legalised within 18 months but must be kept off footpaths, MPs said yesterday. They believe that while the battery-powered two-wheelers help cut car journeys and pollution, they are a severe risk when used on pavements. E-scooters should be fully legalised within 18 months but must be kept off footpaths, MPs said yesterdayAreas including Teesside, Hartlepool, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire and the West Midlands have signed up. The transport committee has now called for nationwide legalisation, including for privately owned models and for people without driving licences. The transport committee said there must also be a docking system to prevent ‘street clutter’ with scooters abandoned on pavements, as has happened with many dockless systems across Europe.

Source: Daily Mail October 01, 2020 23:04 UTC