She remembers walking north on Jane Street in late June, on her way to work, when she heard the bell of an e-scooter ringing from behind her.
Earlier this summer, Toronto city council voted to pump the brakes on the latest bid to study legalizing e-scooters.
Staff are studying how different light-weight vehicle types including cargo bikes/trikes, e-mopeds and e-scooters could be used on city streets to reduce emissions and improve safety on Toronto’s roads.
The latest bid to legalize e-scooters comes two years after council decided to ban the small motorized vehicles on city streets, citing safety concerns.
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind has been among the groups speaking up about the dangers of e-scooters, especially for people with vision or hearing disabilities.
Nisha Mitchell, the program lead for advocacy, accessible community engagement for the CNIB in the Greater Toronto Area, said there must be mandatory technology to prevent scooters from being driven at high speeds and on sidewalks.
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She remembers walking north on Jane Street in late June, on her way to work, when she heard the bell of an e-scooter ringing from behind her.
Earlier this summer, Toronto city council voted to pump the brakes on the latest bid to study legalizing e-scooters.
Staff are studying how different light-weight vehicle types including cargo bikes/trikes, e-mopeds and e-scooters could be used on city streets to reduce emissions and improve safety on Toronto’s roads.
The latest bid to legalize e-scooters comes two years after council decided to ban the small motorized vehicles on city streets, citing safety concerns.
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind has been among the groups speaking up about the dangers of e-scooters, especially for people with vision or hearing disabilities.
Nisha Mitchell, the program lead for advocacy, accessible community engagement for the CNIB in the Greater Toronto Area, said there must be mandatory technology to prevent scooters from being driven at high speeds and on sidewalks.
The original article contains 939 words, the summary contains 159 words. Saved 83%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!