Don't forget bicycles are much safer as well. The tiny wheels on scooters make it incredibly easy to fall if you hit a good sized crack in the road, whereas a larger bicycle wheel can just roll right over it.
Bicycles are also safer, because the first-time or casual rider doesn't zoom at 15 mph on walk paths. And I really doubt scooters can break as well as a decent bike.
Electrically powered vehicles (scooters, hoverboards, gyropods, monowheels) must use the bike path when it exists. Bicycles must travel on the roadway or on the bike path (if there is one).
The user must ride on the bike paths. If there are no bicycle lanes, the user may ride :
- on roads with a speed limit of 50 km/h,
- on pedestrian areas, provided that they ride at a moderate speed (6 km/h) and do not obstruct pedestrians.
Sidewalks may not be used unless authorized by the Mayor. In this case, the user must ride at a moderate speed (6 km/h) and not interfere with pedestrians.
Parking on sidewalks is permitted, provided it does not interfere with pedestrians. However, the mayor may decide to prohibit it.
Use is also permitted on private roads (e.g., private property road, driveway of a private residence).
The user must be at least 12 years old and must not exceed a maximum speed of 25 km/h. The vehicle cannot carry more than one person at a time.
The driver must wear retro-reflective equipment when
- traffic at night
- or insufficient visibility during the day.
As of July 1, 2020, your vehicle must be equipped with a braking system, a horn, lights (front and rear) and rear and side reflectors.
- steady 25 km/h on a bike path is still too much, where you can see 8 year olds on their first bikes, runners, animals, roller bladers and all kinds of distracted and inexperienced bikers; 25 km/h is faster than most other users on the already narrow path; 25 km/h + 25 km/h = 50 km/h in possible frontal collisions
- headlights of the e-scooters are pointed straight ahead and cannot turn away; on a straight path they basically blind other users
- in the dark, it's very difficult to estimate the distance to an approaching e-scooter, because it has only one (blinding) headlight, and it moves at a constant speed, and it moves _fast_