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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A proposed bill would regulate electric scooters in Pennsylvania.
Sen. Timothy Kearney (D-Delaware County) introduced the bill, known as “Abby’s Law,” which would classify electric scooters as regulated vehicles. It’s named in honor of 12-year-old Abigail Gillon, who died when she and her friend were thrown from a scooter into oncoming traffic.
It specifically regulates low-speed electric scooters weighing less than 100 pounds.
If passed, it would:
- Ban anyone under 16-years-old from operating a low-speed electric scooter
- Require anyone under 18-years-old to wear a helmet while operating a low-speed electric scooter
- Impose a 20 miles per hours speed restriction
- Limit low-speed electric scooters to carrying one passenger at a time
- Grant the same rights and duties to low-speed electric scooters on a roadway as a bicycle, including lighting requirements and roadway restrictions
Anyone violating the provisions would be guilty of a summary offense and would need to pay a fine if convicted.
The bill is in the Senate Transportation Committee.
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