The mini electric vehicles are internationally popular, but in Germany it is still forbidden. This is because there are no corresponding rules. That should change now. Bamberg tries out the E-scooter.
Bamberg’s mayor Andreas Starke (SPD) is excited about the electric scooters
Of all places, Bamberg wants to start with the electric scooters in Germany. As a bumpy Start is programmed, because the world heritage site-old town with its historic cobblestone streets is a challenge for the one-lane E-micro vehicles. This Saturday they will be presented to the citizens in public.
“We have received from the municipality a special permit,” says Jan greed Berg, Chairman of the Stadtwerke Bamberg. First of all, is locked for a couple of hours a square in the centre, on which the Curious can try out the vehicles. The are designed for 20 miles an hour. Thereafter, a further special permits are to be obtained, so that the test operation on the Rest of the city can be extended.
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Greed mountain hopes that with the electric vehicles, finally, “the last gaps in the public transport to be closed, such as the routes between the bus stop and the destination”. For the city, this could mean a traffic relief – the company that gives the devices, via an App for the users: a Euro basic fee and 15 cents for each Minute. In the evening, the E will be collected-scooter by the operator and charged. The next Morning you are ready again. A bit but it will still take until it is all so far.
Micro-mobility with obstacles
Because bumpy the national framework, in order to bring the electric car on public roads in Germany. Without special permits in the municipalities. It’s just a lack of a regulatory regime for the small electric. In the light of the remarkable international hype around the small E-cars the late.
Bird, the Startup out of California that provides the equipment and logistics in Bamberg, there are only since 2017 – but it should be about a billion worth. The Daimler subsidiary, MyTaxi has launched these days a large use of electric scooters in Lisbon.
The city of Bamberg will allow the small E-cars in the whole city area
Armed with the legal regulations for the Mini-E-mobility
“We are waiting for the Supplement to the rules of the road, so that we can properly get started,” says Giersberg. In the spring of 2019, it will be ready, says the Ministry of transport in Berlin. A draft regulation of the Federal government is recently in circulation. It says that the user of the vehicles need a driver’s license, be at least 15 years old, and the electrical needs of the vehicle to be insured. The speed range of the electric micro vehicles – the bureaucratic Name for the small mobility helper is limited to a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 20 Km/h. This conflicts with cyclists should be avoided, with which the Mini-vehicles, the way to share.
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The Federal Ministry of transport, has prepared the design, too, that the Companion of a handlebar, two brakes, turn signals, and front and rear lights. This means that Only scooters are allowed on the road. Other innovations, such as E-Skateboards and unicycles may be used.
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Matthias Gastel, Vekehrsexperte of the Bundestag group of the Greens, has long been waiting for the Federal government regulates the use of miniature electric vehicles. Now he is disappointed.
“The design shows that the Ministry of transport is extremely went anxious to the thing,” he says.
He is disturbed that the rules were not coordinated European – if someone go for example, with his E-Scooter in the Luggage with the TGV from Paris to Karlsruhe, then he is not allowed to use it in Germany, most likely. Someone must know the road traffic rules, is understandable, “but that it is not necessary for the electric scooter with a Moped license”. Moreover, Gastel finds the required equipment of the Roller excessive. Him was unclear, as for example, the turn signals make sense on a scooter, attached.
Gastels criticisms are shared by many of the professional politicians, but also transport associations and E-Mobility providers. And you arrive seems to be: The Ministry of transport has indicated that it is once again on the draft regulation. Also a regulation for the handlebar-free devices will now be filed.
With 20 things through the pedestrian zone?
Siegfried Brockmann, head of accident research of the insurers (UDV), the planned regulation in the right direction. “I think it is appropriate that the devices are treated as motor vehicles and not equal to any Form of electrical means of locomotion.” Brockmann tends to be cautious with the new technology. Investigations and studies, which show that potential hazards have the E-scooter for drivers and passers-by, there is still the accident researchers. “But 20 miles an hour, standing on a two wheeled vehicle that is pretty fast.”
Accident researchers Brockmann will find it is correct that not every electronic means will be allowed
The Bamberg, the Premiere of the German electric-scooter-Premiere in everyday traffic look quite open-minded. “I think the idea is very good, because I could drive the two miles from my office to city hall, if there is something to be done,” says a social worker who has his office close to the pedestrian area. But there is also skepticism.
A lecturer of the Bamberg University is dismissive: “The distances you can run, but also, and I do not think that in the bustle of the many tourists, also all small electric vehicles fit in. This could be dangerous!” From the USA reports on accidents and processes come after the incidents with the electric scooters. Stadtwerke-speaker Giersberg appeased. They wanted to introduce the new technology very carefully and test, he says. “We want to make sure that the E-Scooter to fit here, really.”