Roscommon Gardaí fine e-scooter rider
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Roscommon Gardaí have issued a fine to the rider of an e-scooter.
“The Roscommon Roads Policing Unit spotted an e-scooter taking a ‘scenic route’ through Roscommon town yesterday,” local gardaí posted on social media. “The problem? The scenery was a footpath full of pedestrians.”
The rider will receive a fixed charge notice for the offence with a fine.
From 20 May 2024, e-scooter users must:
• Be 16 years or older.
• Obey a speed limit of 20km/h.
• Drive on the left. E-scooters are allowed in cycle or bus lanes and on local, regional or national roads.
• Have lights, a bell or audible warning device, reflectors and brakes on their e-scooter and it must be kept in a roadworthy condition at all times.
• Obey signals given by a Garda or school warden and follow the same rules of the road that apply to cyclists, including traffic lights, road signs, and all types of pedestrian crossings.
E-scooter users must NOT:
• Use footpaths, pedestrianised areas or motorways.
• Hold or use a mobile phone.
• Have a seat on their e-scooter.
• Carry passengers (for example, carry children to school).
• Carry goods (for example, food or parcel delivery).
