Safe Scooters Act

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 424 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 424

 To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the 
        unsafe use of electric scooters, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 2021

  Mr. Sires introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the 
        unsafe use of electric scooters, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Scooters Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON THE UNSAFE USE OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Transportation, acting 
through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, shall conduct a study on--
            (1) the behavior of individuals using electric scooters 
        while under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
            (2) the involvement of electric scooters in traffic 
        accidents; and
            (3) the effects on pedestrian, scooter user, and motorist 
        safety resulting from--
                    (A) the lack of laws governing the use of electric 
                scooters; and
                    (B) a lack of required training on the safe 
                operation of electric scooters prior to an individual 
                using such a scooter.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration shall submit to Congress a report containing Federal, 
State, and local policy recommendations based on the findings of the 
study required by this section.
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