A stern warning against the use of electric scooters (e-scooters) on public has been issued by Malaysian police. Speaking on a recent viral video on social media showing a man riding an e-scooter on a busy public road, Traffic Investigation and Enforcement (JSPT) head Datuk Mat Kasim Karim said police have received public complaints about the use of e-scooters in and around city streets.
Kasim said those caught flouting the law – Section 54 of the Road Transport Act 1987 – will be fined RM300 for the first offence and RM1,000 or three months jail for subsequent offences. However, Kasim said police will take an advisory stance initially to educate e-scooter riders about the danger of riding on public roads.
“Use of e-scooters is permitted only in gazetted areas such as playgrounds, pedestrian walkways and around shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur,” said Kasim. E-scooters are not to be used on roads as it will inconvenience road users, placing the rider in danger and the possibility of being involved in an accident, said Kasim in a Harian Metro report.
Police have recently raised concerns and warned about about cycling in a dangerous manner on public roads and highways, emphasising the danger to the cyclists and inconvenience to other road users. In Putrajaya, district police chief ACP Mohd Fadzil Ali said cyclists must have a bell, lights and brakes on their bicycles or face a court date and fine.
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If bicycles can be used on public roads, why can’t scooters?
Bicycle is mode of transportation on public road since 20th century. Meanwhile e-scooter is leisure toy similar to roller-skate, skateboard, roller-blade.
That’s probably called transformation. Bicycles these days are even more dangerous than others as what you mentioned.
Bicycles are difficult to learn but easy to master
Escooters are easy to learn but difficult to master
Most of those accident cases are due to Escooter users not fully able to control it.
All the same. All accidents happened because one of the drivers or bikers or riders unable to control it. Not just an e scooter.
The police should also consider that Malaysia is not only made up of Kuala Lumpur. Give us bike path in other states too.
Naw. Give you people also no use, you folks prefer to draft behind heavy vehicles on highway after all.
Excuse me, just because of a few bad eggs you’re generalizing the whole population? What about i call you a high flyer myvi just because you have a driver license then?
Saw a lot of food delivery rider using these escooters for delivery.
Hahahaha.
Have the authorities seen the condition of the sidewalks?
As far as I am concerned, there is no difference between bicycles, e bike and e scooters. Can they use bicycle lanes? Can bicycles be on public roads? Basically the e scooters take up much less room and goes just as quickly or if more.
Will be interesting how they sort this mess out.
Authority preception on an electric motor. Our law is only for man pedal, kereta lembu, horse, and iCE only.
Police infront of KLCC suddenly go blind when escooters are driving around. X_X
We should consider enforcing road laws for all motor vehicles…when was the last major bus/lorry/van accident that caused badminton player to break his nose and driver died? when was the last major e-scooter accident that killed 10 people? would we consider even making helmet’s compulsory for motorbikes (no enforcement) and bicycles first (no law) before attacking newer green technology? Also does your words means the law? how does e-scooters existing in 1987 law? please use some data and science.
Its a green modern form of getting around .. can bring in tourists..last mile