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L.A. County set to regulate scooters in unincorporated communities

by The AV Times Staff • January 16, 2019

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County joined the ranks of municipalities wrangling with how to regulate electric scooters, voting Tuesday to create a pilot regulatory program.

Supervisor Kathryn Barger recommended the pilot.

“We want a collaborative plan that allows operators to provide a viable transit option for our residents while minimizing the potential for public nuisances, safety issues and lawsuits ultimately paid by taxpayers,” Barger said.

Advocates say the scooters are an environmentally clean solution to gaps in available transit, while some residents complain of sidewalks crowded with equipment, riders who create dangerous conditions on sidewalks, and the risks of injuries.

Barger’s original motion called for companies who supply the scooters to halt operations everywhere other than Marina del Rey until regulations were adopted, a recommendation made by Chief Executive Officer Sachi Hamai. That condition was dropped in the final version of the motion.

The Department of Beaches and Harbors has been working with vendors on a pilot in Marina del Rey.

In a December report to the board, Hamai said county goals to support innovative industries, address climate change and support a clean, multi-modal transportation system would inform regulations.

Electric scooters shared through a user app are so new to the market that no true best practices are available, with jurisdictional responses ranging from prohibition to proactive collaboration, Hamai’s report stated. Several local cities are using pilot programs to test outcomes.

The board directed the CEO to work with various departments and agencies to develop a pilot program in the next 45 days for dockless scooters as well as shared bikes on county roadways.

The plan — which would apply to unincorporated areas of the county, including Littlerock, Quartz Hill and Lake Los Angeles — is expected to include a consumer-oriented website with safety information.

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Filed Under: Lake Los Angeles, Littlerock, Los Angeles County, Politics

2 comments for "L.A. County set to regulate scooters in unincorporated communities"

  1. More Laws says

    January 17, 2019 at 11:53 pm

    Really?

    Why don’t legislators step it up with issues that truly matter in LA County?

    You know, like violent crime, illegal immigrants, and [removed] like that

  2. Transport Solutions says

    January 17, 2019 at 10:35 pm

    “Advocates say the scooters are an environmentally clean solution to gaps in available transit…”

    Millennials and their gimmicks…

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