PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — These electrical scooters that have been as soon as actually widespread might quickly be banned from one other native metropolis’s sidewalks. Treasure Island is contemplating solely permitting them on the street.
St. Pete Seaside, Clearwater and Madeira Seaside have all banned these electrical scooters on sidewalks. The main focus is on pedestrian security.
“You’ve gotten the scooters right here you’ll be able to think about these at 14 mph working into someone that’s strolling down the sidewalk,” stated Commissioner John Physician, Treasure Island District 2.
Physician stated he desires to see all micro-mobility. together with electrical scooters and bikes banned off the sidewalk. The electrical scooters are simple to lease and you’ll find them alongside Gulf Boulevard.
“That is about security,” he stated. “It’s about preserving our residents and our friends which are coming to our vacation spot protected and the one means that we will do that’s the mainly put them on the road the place they belong.”
Physician stated there have been some minor points with electrical scooters in Treasure Island.
“The scooters have gotten extra, and widespread and you recognize we’re coming into spring break in a few months and we’re going to have a whole lot of pedestrians strolling,” he stated.
Town fee will meet on Feb. 21 to determine on the ban.