The Standing Committee on Transport and Communications reviewed a private member's bill from Guri Melby, Abid Raja and Marit Vea seeking to give municipalities the power to regulate e-scooters on pavements. The committee split: a majority from the Progress Party and Conservative Party recommended that the government clarify what municipalities can already do under current law, while a minority from the Labour Party, Centre Party, Red Party and Green Party proposed explicit legislation allowing municipalities to introduce marked bans on pavement riding, and to consider raising the minimum age and charging e-scooter operators for use of public space.
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The Storting urges the government to consider further measures to improve rider competence among e-scooter users.
The Storting urges the government to consider how enforcement of existing e-scooter regulations can be strengthened.
The Storting urges the government to clarify what municipalities can do under current law to protect pedestrian safety.
The Storting urges the government to give municipalities explicit authority to introduce marked bans on e-scooter riding on pavements to protect pedestrian safety.
The Storting urges the government to follow up on the evaluation of the law on renting small electric vehicles on public land and to consider allowing municipalities to charge operators for use of public space.
The Storting urges the government to consider raising the minimum age for e-scooter use, such as an increase to 15 years.