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Road Traffic (Amendment) (Electric Scooter Trials) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- John Lahart · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 24 Mar 2021
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Authorizes time-limited trials of electric scooters through approved rental schemes, allowing the Minister for Transport to regulate their use during trial periods.
- Restricts trials to shared/hire schemes rather than privately-owned scooters, enabling safety controls like speed governance, helmet requirements, and geo-fencing via GPS.
- Aims to establish universal safety standards and build public confidence in electric scooters as micro-mobility transport before wider introduction.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil24 Mar 2021
Debates
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