KUALA LUMPUR: Persatuan Kenderaan Micromobiliti Malaysia, an association representing activities related to electric scooter (e-scooter), electric unicycle, electric skateboard and electric bike users, wants to meet the Road Transport Department (RTD) and the Transport Ministry on the ban on e-scooter rides.
Its president, Edi Khushairy, said the meeting, which was scheduled to take place this week, would clear the air on the ban on e-scooters on roads.
He said the announcement by the police on Saturday remained vague.
"The meeting with the department and possibly the ministry will discuss regulations that e-scooters riders have to adhere to," he said when contacted.
An e-scooter is a motorised two-wheel vehicle with a large deck in the centre on which the rider stands.
The e-scooter will need to be charged before it can be ridden for a few kilometres.
Once charged, a rider will have to rotate either the front or the back wheel in order to move.
An e-scooter rental service named Beam was launched last year in Kuala Lumpur.
Edi explained that the use of e-scooters goes beyond recreational activities.
He said there were some food and parcel delivery staff who use the e-scooters as their mode of transportation.
"There are also people who ride e-scooters to the office as their offices are located near their homes. For them it is a cost-saving measure.
"So we have to make it clear who are the ones not allowed to ride on the road," he added.
Edi said the association members always emphasised safety aspects.
He said members who did not wear safety gear would not be allowed to join the group ride whenever it was held.
He added that there were also issues where two people rode a single scooter, which he said was unsafe.
"We are against that and we always remind members within our community not to do so," Edi said.
