electric scooter-Fans, pedestrians and cyclists team up against the car, and the Federal Ministry of transport. Request the approval of the “electric micro-vehicles” for the road; cycle and walkways for cyclists and pedestrians reserved. In order to go on confrontation course to the Federal Minister of transport, Andreas Scheuer (CSU). He wants to allow electric scooters in the spring of 2019.
The corresponding draft regulation requires that the rider use bike paths where none are available, you should also drive on streets. In addition, it should be released by exemption from municipal sidewalks. Exclusively on sidewalks E-vehicles without steering, such as your E-Skateboards and hover boards. A special permit is planned. This Scheuer confirmed for the first time in person.
“Lean” means of transportation to get privileges
At a public event on Wednesday in buying the house “Dussmann” said Scheuer for the current discussion, by the new mobility, there are “a couple of trouble among the traffic participants. We need to get several things under one hat: the interests of a new and different mobility, the concerns of pedestrians and cyclists, and the local authorities.“ For E-scooter between 12 and 20 km/h with a handlebar, in fact, is the goal, “that we get at the beginning of the season in 2019. For those that have no steering, there is an exception to this regulation.“ The word walkway he used, but to insiders, it is clear that it has come to. The draft regulation classifies bike paths and roads for these vehicles as too dangerous.
This Plan was criticized by the pedestrians Association FOOT fiercely: “vehicles do not belong on the sidewalks!” At a Demonstration in front of the Federal transport Ministry in Berlin on Thursday, the representatives of the E-vehicle Alliance “Electric Empire” to this view, joined. “We don’t want to on the sidewalk, but on the road,” said spokesman Lars Zemke. He spoke of a “very friendly and open dialogue” with the pedestrians: “The initial concerns were allayed.” You’ve even scheduled in the short term, a replacement third party with the FOOT and the Cycling Association ADFC, “for a better communication with each other and prevent further misunderstandings”. It should not be that the most sustainable forms of transport against each other would be playing.
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The Alliance is therefore at the core of an opinion. “We are in agreement: space for E-vehicles the car!”, FOOT speaker Roland Stimpel said, “whether from the traffic or Parking.” He calls on the Minister of transport-averse to take advantage of the forthcoming regulation “as a step towards a more efficient, space fairer transport – for example, by slim transport vehicles on the roadway privileges in relation to space-consuming to obtain means such as bicycles and E-Micro.” The ADFC did not agree with these claims on demand directly, but reiterated his stance that the current cycle lanes are not designed to be suddenly many E-scooter riders used. Also, the resistance of the pedestrian was entitled””.
the question of The appropriate place for the E-vehicles is also in the Ministry of transport highly controversial. There are many opponents of this new form of Mobility. Sure, the problem was “not easy,” says Zemke. This should not, however, lead to a “convenient solution” to dump the Problem on the bike – and walkway, encourages FOOT speaker Stimpel.
Scheuer reported by their own conflicts on the sidewalk
On Demand have responded to the Federal Ministry of transport so far, but “only evasive,” says Zemke. Some of the suggestions wool make it after all, in the further Considerations “into account”. This also includes the question of how E-vehicles to sustainable transport should contribute, if they are excluded from the traffic mix. As the motor vehicles they may have not, buses and trains, the draft regulation provides for this, so far, no solution. As for the leihroller wave, which is one of the fears of Ministers Scheuer: “In many cities, the things lying around just like the bikes, too.”
The problem of driving on the pavement seems the transport Minister is also well aware of. He reported on Wednesday candidly of their own experiences with E-Boards: “today I have seen one in Prenzlauer Berg, the hisses without a helmet and with his mobile phone as a remote control to me,” he said whimsically. “The older lady went beside me on the sidewalk, and has almost carved out with her walking stick behind, because it is relatively dangers of careless.” To him that does not happen in the future, even more frequently, Scheuer is already drafting a proposal for a solution: “Mutual respect.”
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