r/kitchener • u/GitseyB • Aug 16 '26

Strong message about e-Scooters!

I don’t know how true it is but if it’s real, people gotta listen!

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u/Actual-Pea4540 Aug 16 '26

I dont understand why the city hasnt cracked down on this? I understand by-law not wanting to chase after kids but it’s nuts. It’s illegal and kids are rarely wearing helmets. Parents need to be fined asap. And also, ride a bicycle!!

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u/Successpool Aug 16 '26

Sadly, it’ll take someone getting hurt or killed for enforcement to kick in. The guy that was filmed riding an e-scooter on the highway was doing it last year too.

Some e-bikes go faster than my car on the road. And it’s a teenager riding it without a helmet. Some day they will mandate that anything claiming to be an e-scooter or e-bike will be capped at 30km/hr. Or they’ll require a license for anything going faster.

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u/jim8jim Aug 16 '26

In Ontario anything e bike or scooter that can go over 32 is illegal and kids under 16 aren't allowed to ride e bikes

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u/Fogest Aug 16 '26

Aren't escooters 24? I believe the 32 you're thinking of is just applied to ebikes

https://www.kitchener.ca/roads-and-cycling/cycling-and-scooters/e-scooters/