Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Regulation will be made in the shared electric scooter regulation said.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, shared electric scooter (e-scooter) regulation will be made and that the regulation covers a wide range from automatically reducing the speed of e-scooters to the locality requirement.. The following was stated on the subject: “Reminding that a regulation on the subject was enacted in 2021 in order to minimize the hesitations, problems and negative effects on the environment experienced during the use of shared e-scooters, Minister Uraloğlu announced that significant changes will be made to the current regulation due to the emerging needs., Minister Uraloğlu stated that the regulation in question was prepared by taking into account the observations and needs of the sector, and said: “With the regulation we will make, we will oblige businesses to share usage data obtained from e-scooter activities recorded in the transportation database of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure with law enforcement forces and municipalities. In this way, we will increase driving safety by increasing inspections.” he said.
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Minister Uraloğlu noted that within the scope of the regulation change, they will make important changes to ensure traffic order and safety, as well as to comply with speed limits. “We will prevent e-scooters from entering prohibited areas. E-scooters, especially those entering roads with high speed limits, will be detected and operators will warn users. Operators will automatically reduce the speed of e-scooters entering prohibited areas. “Operators who do not take the necessary precautions regarding speed limits will be given an administrative fine of 6 thousand 923 liras.” he said.
Minister Uraloğlu stated that they made changes to increase the service quality for users. “Complaints submitted to the call centers and mobile applications of e-scooter businesses will be resolved as soon as possible. Users will be informed about their security obligations. Businesses will instantly report the charge level status, estimated distances that can be traveled and current price information. A map service will be provided to the user for orientation purposes.” he informed. Stating that after the regulation, tip-overs or accidents of e-scooters will be recorded by the operating companies, Minister Uraloğlu said that accident and complaint information will be recorded in the Ministry database on a monthly basis. Uraloğlu also underlined that it will be mandatory for e-scooters in service to have at least a 20 percent charge level.
Minister Uraloğlu noted that parking and charging stations, if any, will also be specified in the decisions regarding e-scooter permits given by municipalities in order to eliminate hesitations regarding the permits. Uraloğlu, “In order to ensure that the e-scooters used are at a certain standard, 30 percent of the e-scooters put into service by the operators will be supplied from places where domestic production is carried out. “The activities of companies that do not comply with the 30 percent locality requirement will be stopped.” he said.