Region: Berlin
Traffic & transportation

Regulate the Responsible Use of e-Scooters in Berlin

Petition is addressed to
Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin

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Petition is addressed to: Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin

While e-scooters can be valuable in combatting traffic and harmful emissions, their unrestricted use has the following unwanted effects:

  • Discouraging citizens from the benefits of exercise (walking & cycling)
  • Reckless use endangering the elderly, children and pets on public sidewalks

To discourage reckless use of e-scooters and to focus their use on combatting harmful emissions, we propose one or both of the following restrictions:

  • Permit use of e-scooters only for those with a valid driving license
  • Set a minimum age limit for users of e-scooters, validated via government-issued ID

Reason

Easily available, alternative transportation boosts quality of life in any city, but if any mode of transit comes at the expense of citizen safety and happiness, there’s a net loss. If we want to move quickly towards a low or zero-carbon transportation future, we must make that future clearly and undeniably attractive to all city residents. Reckless use of e-scooters/rollers increasingly makes life in Berlin annoying and even dangerous — but we have the collective power to choose differently.
Relevant links:
https://www.wired.com/story/escooters-accidents-europe/
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/113906/an-e-scooter-rider-ends-up-in-the-emergency-room-each-week
https://www.wantedinmilan.com/news/italy-debates-electric-scooter-safety-after-teen-death.html

https://www.eltis.org/in-brief/news/oslo-adopts-restrictions-e-scooters

https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/stadtplaner-e-roller-stehen-immer-im-weg-sie-werden-ein-aergernis-fuer-fussgaenger

Thank you for your support, Blake Irvin
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Petition started: 08/22/2022
Petition ends: 02/21/2023
Region: Berlin
Topic: Traffic & transportation

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