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[Suzanne Turner]

On December 12th, 2019, The National Federation of the Blind of Cleveland
and Greater Cuyahoga; along with the Ohio Affiliate Board of Directors
attended a joint meeting to discuss Shared Riding of E-Bikes and Dockless
Electric Scooters with the Cleveland, City Planning Commission. Also, five
representatives from the vendors of these vehicles were in attendance as
well. More information on the meeting will be forth coming. Below is a brief
summary of a report that was highlighted about the event.


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Here is one of the announcements


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Cleveland Planning Commission Holding Forum On Scooter Safety




The forum will focus on the unique safety risks that scooters pose for
people with visual impairments. [Adrian Ma / ideastream] 

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Cleveland's planning commission will hold a forum Thursday with advocates
for the blind as the group considers changes to electric scooter regulations
to address safety concerns from disabled residents.

The forum will focus on the unique safety risks scooters pose for people
with visual impairments. Suzanne Turner, president of the Cleveland chapter
of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, said her organization has
already met with city officials to discuss some concerns.

"The scooters right now are being left just about everywhere, from in
doorways, crosswalks, at the bottom of ramps," she said. "They don't have a
loud mechanism where you would know if they are approaching close to you."

Turner's organization is asking the city to impose penalties on people who
don't park scooters in proper locations and to require scooter riders be at
least 21 years old and have a driver's license. City officials agreed to
arrange the forum to discuss ways to make changes, she said.

"They were very receptive to it," Turner said. "I understand that they also
have concerns."

Earlier this year, Cuyahoga County officials reached out to several
communities to gage interest in a scooter or bikeshare program. After a
request for information (RFI) issued over the summer, five scooter vendors
came to Cleveland for a trial run
<https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17873505445502088/?hl=en> .
Five East Side suburbs - Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, Euclid, South
Euclid and University Heights - are surveying residents to see if they want
scooters in their neighborhoods and how they should
<https://www.ideastream.org/news/survey-shows-scooter-support-in-east-side-s
uburbs>  regulate them.

The forum will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 at Cleveland City
Hall. Scooter company representatives are expected to attend.

 

 

 

 

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFBO)

Suzanne Turner, Ohio Affiliate Vice President

Cleveland Chapter, President

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