Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion
Mr. Brit Moller:
This issue is more within the purview of local authorities, which can get into the more granular details of what safety standards they want to put in place. We believe that anti-footpath technology is the most promising tool for correcting pavement riding in real time. We use a downward facing camera that can read the topography of roads and detect almost instantly whether a rider has gone up on a footpath and make the necessary intervention such as slowing it down, emitting a sound or even bringing the scooter to a complete halt within a few seconds.
The other thing that has not been mentioned is the importance of precision parking. Scooters can tip over and pedestrians can trip over them so having tools to enforce very precise parking in designated zones is another safety recommendation we have for local authorities.
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