[MD-Sligo] Fwd: Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz and Vice President Gabe Albornoz Introduce Legislation to Establish Registration and Operating Requirements for Low-Speed Electric Scooters

Tue Oct 19 21:46:26 UTC 2021

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From: Councilmember Katz <Councilmember.Katz at public.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 2:37 PM
Subject: Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz and Vice President
Gabe Albornoz Introduce Legislation to Establish Registration and Operating
Requirements for Low-Speed Electric Scooters
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*From the Offices of Councilmember Sidney Katz and Vice President Gabe
Albornoz *

*Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz and Vice President Gabe
Albornoz Introduce Legislation to Establish Registration and Operating
Requirements for Low-Speed Electric Scooters*
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*ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 19, 2021* —Today, Montgomery County Councilmember
Sidney Katz and Vice President Gabe Albornoz introduced Bill 36-21, Motor
Vehicles and Traffic – E-Scooters – Operating Requirements and
Registration. The bill's goal is to establish registration and operating
requirements for low-speed, electric scooter use in Montgomery County while
reducing injuries associated with the usage of e-scooters by setting age
requirements for use, limiting speeds and requiring helmets and reflectors.

"Electric scooters are a growing transportation method; however, there are
few laws on the books regarding their operation," said Councilmember Katz,
who is chair of the Council’s Public Safety Committee. "The Council wants
to encourage all types of transportation options, but we must do so in a
way that is safe for everyone, including electric scooter riders."

Forbes
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that a recent study by JAMA Surgery
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found that from 2014-2018 nearly 3,300 individuals were admitted to U.S.
hospitals with scooter-related injuries, and there were 39,000 total
scooter-related injuries over that same period. The article also noted the
"high proportion of people with head injuries" from electric scooter
crashes and accidents. One of Bill 36-21 goals is to help create safer
streets and sidewalks across the County.

“E-scooters provide an important alternate mode of transportation for many
residents across our County. However, e-scooters have unfortunately
contributed to pedestrian-related injuries,” said Council Vice President
Albornoz, who is also a lead sponsor of the bill and chair of the Health
and Human Services Committee. "I am proud to cosponsor Bill 36-21 which
will establish safety parameters, not only for pedestrians, but for
e-scooter drivers as well. It is our hope that this legislation will create
safer streets and sidewalks for all residents living in Montgomery County.”

The new legislation would permit County residents to register an electric
low-speed scooter for personal use. The bill would also require the owner
of two or more e-scooters to register and pay a fee for an e-scooter fleet
offered for rent in the County. In addition, the bill would establish
operating and parking requirements for e-scooter use in the County.

Bill 36-21 requires that individuals operating electric scooters be at
least 14 years of age and must not operate an electric scooter faster than
15 miles per hour. The bill also requires people under 18-years-old to wear
a helmet when riding an e-scooter on a public street, right-of-way, or
bicycle path in the County.

The new legislation states that e-scooters must be parked in an upright
standing position and in a manner that does not obstruct accessibility and
disrupt the free flow of pedestrian traffic or in a way that interferes
with places of access for people with disabilities.

Bill 36-21 also prohibits parking an electric scooter in multiple areas,
including, but not limited to, sidewalks that are five feet in width or
narrower, bicycle lanes, areas reserved for sidewalk dining, driveways and
transit zones.

The public hearing for the bill is scheduled on Nov. 9 at 1:30 p.m.

The Council staff report can be viewed here
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