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Council Member Holden corrects information on e-bike and e-scooter regulations

1:48:58

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Council Member Robert F. Holden clarifies information about e-bike and e-scooter regulations in other cities, particularly Toronto. He criticizes the DOT for providing incorrect information and emphasizes the need for accurate data when discussing micromobility regulations.

  • Holden points out that Toronto has banned e-scooters and placed restrictions on e-bikes in public transit
  • He mentions that other countries regulate e-bikes based on wattage
  • Holden expresses frustration with the DOT's lack of accurate information and dismissal of the potential benefits of license plates for safety
Robert F. Holden
1:48:58
Okay.
1:48:59
Just a point of clarification.
1:49:01
You you mentioned about Toronto rolling back.
1:49:04
They didn't roll back on their regulations.
1:49:07
They banned e scoot December 3rd of just last week, they banned e scooters.
1:49:14
You wanna check?
1:49:15
Google it.
1:49:16
Okay?
1:49:16
They banned e scooters in the whole city.
1:49:19
They also banned, taking e bikes on subways, on buses, on other things.
1:49:28
And they actually said it's going to we're banning this for the winter months because they have fires in in in a fraction of what we have.
1:49:37
So do your homework.
1:49:39
E scooters are banned in Toronto.
1:49:41
E scooters are banned in Toronto.
1:49:43
It's the first thing that came up.
1:49:45
So this is again this is again about accountability.
1:49:49
I mentioned Denmark.
1:49:50
I mentioned there's other countries that ban by wattage.
1:49:54
That means 2 if it's 250, over 250, which most of our e bikes are or they're 500, they banned the wattage.
1:50:02
Like the certain ones that go very, very fast and can injure or kill people.
1:50:07
So again, we need if you're you guys are gonna come to a hearing, you need the data, you also need the correct data, and you can't put out information that's false.
1:50:14
And you can't put out informations that license plates will not save lives or prevent crashes.
1:50:21
It's done that in other cities and state, you know, and countries.
1:50:25
So this is data that's common sense.
1:50:28
The fact that you guys are not even, like, on on the same page as that is, I'm I'm appalled.
1:50:34
Thank you.
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