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Following on... if you can scoot on a pathway and also kill people, you should be allowed to scoot on a sidewalk and kill people.
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It is a grey area, but bicycles are generally not allowed on sidewalks, so also banning scooters on them makes sense. Having them banned on MUPs, where bicycles are permitted (and encouraged) doesn't make sense to me. I don't see how a scooter, with a speed limit of 20 km/h, is any more dangerous to pedestrians than bicycles, which are heavier and can travel much faster.
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We can debate why we don't have segregated bike/walk paths here (which I would prefer, I hate the MUPs since I have PTSD after being injured by a bike on a sidewalk) but for now, I'm 'protected' from scooters on the path system.
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Ottawa's MUPs are frequently referred to as "bike paths" by people. It would be a tough sell to ban bicycles from them, and building separate walking and cycling paths would be expensive.
I remember when the SJAM Parkway was repaved about 20-25 years ago, there was a push to have wide curb lanes installed to make it safer for cyclists, but the NCC said no because they wanted all cyclists to use the paths. IMHO, the paths are fine for people going out for leisurely bike ride, but commuter cyclists (who are typically riding much faster) are better on the road (at least for urban paths).