[Colorado-Talk] Scooter Rules

[Curtis Chong]

Greetings all:

 

For your information, the resolution regarding scooters which was passed at
our 2019 national convention is shown here below.

 

Cordially,

 

Curtis Chong

 

<NFB Resolution on Scooters Starts Here>

 

Resolution 2019-13:
Regarding the Proliferation of Dockless Electric Scooters

 

WHEREAS, dockless electric scooters are a new form of transportation that
has become increasingly popular in the United States; and

 

WHEREAS, the appeal of these scooters is that they may be retrieved from and
left anywhere because they do not need to be parked at a docking station or
rack; and

 

WHEREAS, as a result users are leaving these scooters in locations that
block curb cuts, obstruct sidewalks, block bus stops and stoops, and
generally disrupt the flow of pedestrian traffic; and

 

WHEREAS, users further endanger pedestrian traffic by riding these scooters
on sidewalks and other pedestrian rights-of-way; and

 

WHEREAS, these scooters are virtually silent when in use, making it
impossible for those using nonvisual means of travel to detect them; and

 

WHEREAS, the public is encouraged to contact the various scooter companies
directly to report scooter misuse, request that a scooter be moved, or
report an injury or other concern by calling the company, visiting the
website, or making a report using the app; and

 

WHEREAS, the blind cannot identify the scooter companies' names, phone
numbers, or websites because the information on the scooter is available
only in print; and

 

WHEREAS, blind people are further denied the opportunity to make reports or
issue complaints, since scooter websites and apps are generally not
accessible via access technology; and

 

WHEREAS, few laws in the United States regulate the use of these scooters,
and laws that do exist are inconsistent from city to city: Now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind in Convention
assembled this eleventh day of July, 2019, in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada,
that this organization call upon the United States Congress to establish a
minimum sound standard for dockless electric scooters; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization urge state and local
governments to work with affiliates of the National Federation of the Blind
to enact laws regulating scooter use to control parking, prohibit riding on
sidewalks, and generally avoid disrupting the flow of pedestrian traffic;
and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization demand that all dockless
electric scooter companies place their company name, scooter identification
number, and contact information on each scooter in a format accessible and
easily detectible by the blind and that these companies develop accessible
websites and mobile applications so that blind pedestrians can easily
communicate reports of misuse or injury.

 

<NFB Resolution on Scooters Ends Here>

 

From: Jaime Lewis <jlewis at ccdconline.org>

Subject: Scooter Rules

Date: 22 July 2019 at 11:58:56 MDT

 

Scooter Rules

The City of Denver will be finalizing rules for use of scooters.  The Denver
Streets Partnership will be discussing changes at its next Steering
Committee on August 2, 2019.  I would like to provide an opportunity for you
to share your ideas, concerns, or recommendations to be discussed at this
meeting.  For example, one of my concerns is that these scooters have no
identifications like a number.  Recently, my neighbor who is 70 years old
was struck by a scooter.  The rider just looked at her then decided to move
on without assisting her.  She sustained bruised ribs.  If she was able to
identify a number on the scooter it would have been a lot easier to track
down this scooter and the user that was using it at the time.  

Please share with me by Friday the 26th.

Jaime Lewis

DRMAC/CCDC Transit Advisor

 

 

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