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ARTICLE · 16 JULY 2020

What Do E-Scooters Mean For Road Safety In Ontario?

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In November 2019, the Ontario government announced its plans to launch a five-year pilot project allowing the use of electric scooters ("e-scooters") on provincial roads, beginning January 1, 2020.

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In November 2019, the Ontario government announced its plans to launch a five-year pilot project allowing the use of electric scooters ("e-scooters") on provincial roads, beginning January 1, 2020. According to an Ontario government news release, permitting the use of e-scooters has the "potential to help hundreds of thousands of commuters get to transit connections, reduce congestion, and open the Ontario market to a new and growing sector."1 However, it is within each municipalities' discretion to pass a by-law to permit the e-scooters on their roadways and to set safety standards for e-scooter operation within their jurisdiction.

E-SCOOTERS AND ROAD SAFETY

The integration of e-scooters into cities has been met with push-back by road safety experts, city officials, and personal injury lawyers, citing the dangers caused by the rise of e-scooters in cities across North America. Within the first three months of the e-scooter pilot program launching in Calgary,

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