Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I learned today that privately owned escooters are still illegal on public spaces. That actually annoys the crap out of me, notwithstanding that I don't own one. Why are there different rules for the same vehicles depending on whether or not a large company is charging you to use them?
|
I'm not sure what the actual laws are so I'll take your word for it even though I've seen several private escooters on the pathways.
What I will say is that they are not quite the same. Lime scooters in Calgary have a maximum speed of 20 km/hour. I was passed by a private escooter on the bike path the other day, he blew by me. I was doing almost 30 km/hour, he had to have been going over 40 if not 50.
Just a quick look shows that there are escooters out there with max speeds of 80 km/hour:
https://www.ridetwowheels.com/fastest-electric-scooter/
Now, I guess with a pathway speed limit of 20 km/hour you could make the (extremely reasonable) argument that it's up to the individual to not surpass the speed limit even if their vehicle can (the same way with bikes on the pathway) but at least with Lime we know they aren't and because this is a pilot project and not actually completely approved, that's not a completely unreasonable approach either.