What may look like miniature electric cars zipping through city streets are actually enclosed mobility scooters — and they’re not allowed to be there. The North Bay Police Service is now cracking down with fines.

I’ve seen several of these around, on roads. And to be honest, if I had to replace my car, it might be for one of these!

But what the hell? They are ONLY allowed on sidewalks, which IMO, they really shouldn’t be. And are NOT allowed on roads because they are classified as “pedestrians”?

We need new laws to accomodate and encourage the adoption of “mini cars” as car alternatives within urban and sububan travel…

    • Showroom7561@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      They are perfectly allowed.

      Where are they allowed where you live? Road, bike lanes, sidewalks, all of the above?

        • Showroom7561@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Interesting, so does your municipality consider them to be standard vehicles, like an automobile?

          Or something more like an e-bike?

          Around here, they are quite literally classified as pedestrians. Which is why they’re forced to be on sidewalks 🤷‍♂️

          • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.orgEnglish
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            2 days ago

            standard vehicles, like an automobile?

            Yes.

            your municipality

            No, LOL. The country, and more or less the whole EU.