HB 1772 - DIGEST |
Declares that motorized foot scooters are not considered vehicles or motor vehicles for the purposes of chapter 46.12, 46.16A, 46.29, 46.37, or 46.70 RCW or RCW 82.12.045. |
Allows motorized foot scooters to be parked to the same extent as bicycles. |
Defines a "scooter share operator" as a person offering shared scooters for hire. |
Authorizes a local authority to regulate the operation of motorized foot scooters and shared scooters within its jurisdiction. |
Prohibits a local authority, in regulating shared scooters or scooter share programs, from: (1) Imposing unduly restrictive requirements on a scooter share operator; or |
(2) Subjecting riders of shared scooters to requirements more restrictive than those for riders of privately owned motorized foot scooters or bicycles. |
Prohibits a person under sixteen years of age from operating a motorized foot scooter; and prohibits motorized foot scooters from being operated at a speed greater than fifteen miles per hour. |