In Sha Tin last week, a young man used an electric skateboard to follow a bus on the road and fell to his death. The footage recorded by the body camera was circulated on the Internet and attracted public attention.
The police subsequently intervened in the investigation. On Monday (16th), there were four cases of "driving without a license", "driving an unlicensed vehicle", "using a vehicle without third party insurance" and "driving without an approved protective helmet". The young man was arrested on charges and an electric scooter was seized.
There have been more than one fatal accidents of driving electric movable tools in Hong Kong. The Government discussed the use of electric movable tools in Hong Kong at the Legislative Council’s Panel on Transport on June 19, 2020.
At that time, only the regulatory framework was proposed but no statutory requirements and penalties were introduced. The field trial was not officially started until January 29, 2021.
However, the regulations have not been established, the test review has not been completed, and the accident has happened again.
The government has an unshirkable responsibility. It must speed up relevant laws and legislation to curb the example, put an end to the "stealing" mentality of users of electric movable tools, and standardize electric tools.
Legislation to reduce accidental search data to facilitate implementation
Secondly, the blurring of the existing legal boundaries does not help the police to enforce the law. At the same time, it is easy for the public to fall into the legal net. According to the Road Traffic Ordinance (Chapter 374 of the Laws of Hong Kong), "automobile" is defined as any vehicle driven by machinery.
Electric movable tools such as small motorcycles, electric skateboards and electric unicycles are expected to be "cars", which has caused the police to apply road traffic regulations in the past and this case instead of explicitly targeting electric movable tools such as electric scooters And rollers, etc.
In the existing guidelines, electric movable tools cannot be used on roads, footpaths and cycle paths. In other words, related tools cannot be used legally in all public spaces. In the face of the increasing popularity of related tools in Hong Kong, it is necessary and urgent to legislate as soon as possible. sex.
In addition, the field trials carried out by the Transport Department should also relax the participation requirements so that more citizens can participate, and the sampling numbers should be expanded so that reports can be made as soon as possible.
Among them, it is not necessary for participants to hold a valid full driving license for private cars or motorcycles. According to a report in the Transport Committee of the Legislative Council on June 19, 2020, it is mentioned that electric mobility tools are usually lighter than cars and the average moving speed is about the same Cycling appointments are suitable for use in cycling tracks. In other words, road users who can normally control two-wheeled bicycles should also be regarded as qualified users.
Regardless of whether anyone on the road intentionally or unintentionally caused a traffic accident, he must be held responsible, and it is understandable that the young people in the above cases were arrested.
However, it is worth pondering whether the crimes accused by the youth are reasonable or not?
Has the law on electric movable tools been perfected?
The existing relevant laws only exist as foot-cutting and fitting-fitting. The government should speed up the legislation of relevant laws to prevent the next accident from happening.
Can electric scooters "start again"?
It is more advisable to ban electric locomotives out of time and to legislate
