As the region enacts new legislation to regulate the use of electric scooters, electric scooters may soon be able to transport residents to the main road to Drum.

The provincial government announced a five-year pilot project for electric scooters in November 2019. The project began in January 2020 and initiated procedures to allow scooters to travel on Ontario’s roads.

According to a provincial press release, the project aims to "help companies expand and give consumers and commuters more choices."

Vijay Thanigasalam, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ontario Minister of Transportation, said the pilot project will provide people with "a new, clean and green way to get them from point A to point B in the community."

His boss, Transport Minister Caroline Mulroney agreed. "The electric scooter pilot in Ontario will help companies expand, enrich the local economy, and provide people with more safe travel options."

The pilot project allows municipalities to choose to join or withdraw. Take Toronto as an example. Out of consideration for the safety of elderly and disabled Torontons, it was decided not to carry out this plan. Mississauga is also studying how they will implement the legislation.

Although it includes some non-negotiable elements, such as a minimum age of 16 years, a 25 km/h speed limit, and mandatory helmet requirements, the pilot is primarily responsible for figuring out how to use the scooter on the back. The local municipality.

This is where each province allows them to customize the deployment to meet their needs, although they do have a list of best practices to provide advice to the municipality, such as parking and operating parameters. (Montreal pays particular attention to parking issues. After many users failed to park their scooters safely, Montreal banned these scooters last year.)

The proposed Durham area bylaws would restrict the use of scooters on roads with a speed limit of 50 km/h or lower and away from sidewalks in the area. Any place where biking, roller skating or ice skating is prohibited will also be forbidden to use scooters.

Riders will not be able to carry passengers or baskets on the scooter. They all need to have good lighting and reflection, and provide speakers. Likewise, people riding around pedestrians cannot travel at a speed "significantly higher" than pedestrians.

According to the draft supplementary regulations, any institution that violates the regulations can be fined under the Provincial Crime Law.

Residents of Durham can provide feedback on the bylaws before February 11.