Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion
Mr. Michael Rowland:
We have the opportunity to learn from other countries that perhaps took a more liberal approach initially but are now reviewing it. In Belgium, the Vias institute, the road safety knowledge group, is recommending a minimum age requirement of 16 years for e-scooters. In Austria, the age recommendation is 14. In France, it is 12 years of age, in Denmark it is 15 years of age, and in both Portugal and Switzerland, it is 16 years of age. They have all mirrored the recommendations we are making that the age restriction requirement for e-scooters should be 16 years and over, as Mr. Waide has said.
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