Picture taken today of Bird Canada e-scooters available to rent at the N/E corner of Harmony Rd. E (60km) & Taunton Rd. E. (60 km )
Note e-scooters in Oshawa are prohibited both from being driven on sidewalks, and on roads over 50km, so why are they placed here?
For Council to investigate the shared e-scooter pilot program, a 2/3rds vote of Oshawa Council is required.
The motion below hopefully can be heard tomorrow, if the vote to waive the rules to allow it is approved:
"Whereas in June 2022 Council approved a shared e-scooter pilot program in the City of Oshawa, which was launched with Bird Canada and Neuron on April 25, 2023;
Whereas a tragedy occurred May 17, 2023 with the death of a young Oshawa woman while driving a shared e-scooter in the Taunton Rd. E and Harmony Rd. N area;
Whereas many public safety questions of the pilot project are being raised, regarding the preparedness of the e-scooter drivers and vehicle drivers; the wearing of helmets, the high risk areas in the City that should be marked or geofenced; and the enforcement of the program rules and regulation by the vendor/city and Durham Region Police;
Now therefore Council suspend the e-scooter pilot program while City staff, the Vendors and Durham Region Police investigate whether the program can be made safer."
Note e-scooters in Oshawa are prohibited both from being driven on sidewalks, and on roads over 50km, so why are they placed here?
For Council to investigate the shared e-scooter pilot program, a 2/3rds vote of Oshawa Council is required.
The motion below hopefully can be heard tomorrow, if the vote to waive the rules to allow it is approved:
"Whereas in June 2022 Council approved a shared e-scooter pilot program in the City of Oshawa, which was launched with Bird Canada and Neuron on April 25, 2023;
Whereas a tragedy occurred May 17, 2023 with the death of a young Oshawa woman while driving a shared e-scooter in the Taunton Rd. E and Harmony Rd. N area;
Whereas many public safety questions of the pilot project are being raised, regarding the preparedness of the e-scooter drivers and vehicle drivers; the wearing of helmets, the high risk areas in the City that should be marked or geofenced; and the enforcement of the program rules and regulation by the vendor/city and Durham Region Police;
Now therefore Council suspend the e-scooter pilot program while City staff, the Vendors and Durham Region Police investigate whether the program can be made safer."
