GEORGE TOWN: Authorities can set rules but enforcing them to make sure businesses and individuals toe the line is quite another thing.
This is clear in Penang because even though electric scooters are banned, the joy of effortlessly gliding through the streets on personal mobility vehicles is too much of an allure for tourists, and despite all efforts, it is not easy for the local authority to stop their use.
According to a former city councillor who wishes to remain anonymous, MBPP recognised the value of micro-mobility vehicles for “first and last mile connections in public transport”. All other types of personal mobility vehicles, including escooters and battery-powered wheelchairs, are only allowed in dedicated bicycle lanes, along the back lanes of the heritage enclave, and on specific streets closed to traffic on the island’s Sunday car-free zones from 6am to 1pm, which only encompasses a small section of the heritage enclave.
Checks found that tourists can rent various types of personal mobility vehicles from various providers who operate from day to night. The general rental rates range from RM15 for battery-powered bicycles, RM20 for mountain bikes, and RM40 for tandem bicycles for a day’s use.Electric scooter rentals cost more at RM20 per hour, and customers are reminded that these can only be ridden within nearby areas and not out of the heritage enclave, where traffic would be busier.
State local government committee chairman Jason H’ng said that the state government had been internally running in-depth studies on the benefits versus hazards of personal mobility vehicles.“They can be a personal transport solution as long as their use is well regulated.
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