The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has updated their list of pilot projects in BC municipalities that allow the use of electric kick scooters on streets. Designed to assess the safety of e-mobility as safe modes of personal transportation these projects must be enabled by municipal bylaws.
Participating Communities
Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley
- City of Burnaby
- City of Chilliwack
- City of Coquitlam
- City of North Vancouver
- City of Port Moody
- City of Richmond
- City of Vancouver
- District of North Vancouver
- District of Squamish
- District of West Vancouver
- Township of Langley
Southern / Interior / North
- City of Cranbrook
- City of Kamloops
- City of Kelowna
- City of Penticton
- City of Prince George
- City of Salmon Arm
- City of Vernon
- District of Tumbler Ridge
- Town of Oliver
- Town of Osoyoos
- Village of Valemount
Vancouver Island and North Coast
- City of Colwood
- City of Courtenay
- City of Langford
- City of Nanaimo
- City of Parksville
- City of Victoria
- District of Central Saanich
- District of Saanich
- District of Oak Bay
- Town of Comox
- Town of Sidney
- Town of View Royal
- Township of Esquimalt
- Village of Cumberland
People using electric kick scooters must be 16 years or older, wear a helmet and follow the rules of the road for cyclists. A driver’s licence and insurance are not required.
As part of the provincial Active Transportation Strategy, these pilot projects are examples of alternative solutions for personal mobility.
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Presumably, the respective bylaws officers of the various municipalities will be responsible for ticketing the offenders.
So how do they do this? What's the penalty if you're too young, or not wearing a helmet?
I suspect those youngsters don't need to worry though, as in my experience they will pay this as much attention as illegal pedestrian behaviour.
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The enforcement falls to the police under the Motor Vehicle Act and bylaw enforcement under the municipal bylaws.
The usual Motor Vehicle Act rules and penalties that applied before the trial would apply to those outside the trial or in violation of the trial parameters.
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Its about time a license requirement be set up and enforced for all these types of usage for anyone using a kick scooter, E bikes and bicycles. You register your scooter, E bike etc. with the city or municipality via the serial number with a picture of your unit. A license fee and age minimum to be set by the city or municipality. A small plate to be issued for easy attachment to the unit being used along with a hand booklet on safety and rules of the roads. This info would be in a computer set up and would likely reduce a lot of theft.
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What if the rules aren't followed?