View the feedback we have received on the NTC Consultation RIS - Barriers to the safe use of personal mobility devices paper.

• Question 1: Are the requirements in the proposed regulatory framework appropriate? Are there any requirements that should be removed, included or modified? Please provide a rationale to support your position

  Yes A additional requirement would be a warning device (such a bell or horn) is on the device. PMDs make almost no noise so pedestrians and others users will not notice incoming PMDs.

• Question 2: Is 60kg a suitable maximum weight for a PMD? If not, what is a more suitable weight and what other factors should be considered? Please provide a rationale to support your position.

  yes it is suitable

• Question 3: Should children under the age of 16 years old continue to be permitted to use  a motorised scooter incapable of travelling more than 10km/h on level ground on roads and paths? Or should they be able to use any device that complies with the proposed PMD framework? (see Appendix A). Please provide a rationale to support your position

  No. at 10kmph its not worth having a device at all which will encourage these children to purchase PMDs they are not legally allowed to ride.

• Question 4: Do you agree with the criteria selected to assess the options? Are there any key impacts not covered by these criteria?

  Yes

• Question 5: When considering the safety risk assessment, access and amenity impacts, broader economic impacts, as well as compliance and enforcement impacts; has the impact analysis sufficiently considered all relevant variables and available evidence? What other factors could be included in the analysis? Please provide any additional evidence. (See Appendix E - Impact Analysis

  Yes

• Question 6: What do you believe is the most appropriate road infrastructure for PMDs to access: footpaths, separated paths, bicycle paths and/or roads? Please  provide a rationale to support your position

  Bicycle paths are the most appropriate infrastructure as the PMDs will go a similar speed to bicycles. Cyclists will also be used to dealing with vehicles going different speeds, as cyclists range from going 10kmph to 50kmph.

• Question 7: What is an appropriate and safe maximum speed that PMDs should be permitted to travel across the various infrastructure: (a) pedestrian areas,       (b) bicycle areas, and (c) roads? Please provide a rationale to support your position

  A - 10-15kmph, Pedestrians do not pay attention to their surroundings and you need to be prepared to stop at any time. B - 25kmph, the average speed of a cyclist is about 20-30kmph so this would be suitable for the path C - 25kmph, if a license is not required to ride a PMD then it would be dangerous to allow PMD users to go any faster. I'd say that if you have a motorcycle license, you should be able to ride up to 40-50kmph but this would be difficult to enforce.

• Question 8: Do you agree with the overall assessment that Option 3, Speed Approach 1    is the option that best balances mobility and safety? If not, which option and speed approach do you prefer? Please provide a rationale to support your positio

  Yes Pedestrians do not pay attention to their surroundings and it would be dangerous to be going any faster. PMD users should prefer bicycle paths and local roads with using the footpath for the last 20-30 meters of their journey.