to research how e-scooters and other such vehicles are regulated in other countries, particularly other EU member states to see if legislation needs to be updated.of the Fairview-based retailer skoot.ie said more needs to be done to clarify the situation and he expressed the view that as the devices he sells require a degree of physical propulsion before an electric motor kicks in, they should not be classified as mechanically propelled.
“Of course scooters need to be regulated and I think users should wear helmets and be kept off footpaths but they idea that the would be forced off our roads entirely is simply ridiculous,” Mr Grace said. “Instead of encouraging this, the gards are confiscating electric scooters and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has kicked the issue to touch by commissioning reports from the Road Safety Authority. His Department seems reluctant to provide regulations.”
When asked about the legality of e-scooters that require a degree of physical propulsion before a motor can start, a spokesman for the Department of Transport compared e-scooters to a certain category of e-bicycles.