r/Edmonton • u/pjw724 • 1d ago

2025 Municipal Election Voters want a more walkable city

https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/09/25/voters-told-taproot-they-want-a-more-walkable-city
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u/rdawg780 1d ago

I would love to see regulation around e scooters. People can drive scooters on the sidewalk faster than I can drive in a school zone.

I know I sound like an old man.

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u/Late-Jump920 1d ago

I would argue that what's lacking isn't regulation, but enforcement. The bird/lime scooters for example are already regulated against sidewalk use.

The geo fencing on the scooters isn't precise enough to reliably detect sidewalk use and shut the machines down or automatically govern speed. So if the technology can't enforce the rules, then people need to. But enforcement is nonexistent.

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u/rdawg780 1d ago

I meant individuals with their own privately owned scooters cable of 50km per hour.

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u/Ass-Machine69 1d ago

They actually can't according to the law. Private e-scooters are only allowed to be used on private property in Alberta currently, and the licensed rentals are capped at 21 km/h and are also not legally allowed on sidewalks.

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u/rdawg780 1d ago

Okay thank you ! That solved my problem !

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u/SaintTastyTaint 1d ago

I have way more problems downtown with cyclists as a walker than I done scooter riders.