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

  The requirements are not appropriate. Regular, non motorised bicycles are not regulated to a maximum of 25km/h, so why should motorised vehicles? Moreover, sharing the road with cars is dangerous when travelling so slow. Raising the limit to 40km/h or 50km/h would ensure that PMDs could stay off the footpath, and stay at a safe speed around other vehicles on the road.

• 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

  PMDs should be able to access all of the above infrastructure. These are devices that bridge the gap between human scale and vehicle scale transit and should be able to travel with either class of traffic.

• 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) 10km/h is fair. Vehicles should not travel faster as they pose a risk to pedestrians. (b) As fast as a non motorised bicycle, which is definitely faster than 25km/h (c) The same speed as the traffic using the road, so 40km/h or 50km/h. PMDs are capable of these speeds, and travelling these speeds makes it far safer to travel in traffic on the road, and dissuades PMD users from using the footpath.

• 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

  This approach balances mobility and safety the best. Just raise the speed limit for these devices on roads and the proposal would be perfect.