Electric scooters required to follow traffic safety rules

Doha, Qatar: The electric scooter (e scooter) riders must follow traffic safety rules for their safety and other road users, said a traffic official....

Doha, Qatar: The electric scooter (e-scooter) riders must follow traffic safety rules for their safety and other road users, said a traffic official.

“The requirement for e-scooters is the same as bicycles like wearing helmets by riders and putting lights on the front and back,” said Traffic Awareness Officer at the General Directorate of Traffic Lieutenant Hamad Salem Al Nahab.

Speaking to Al Rayan TV, he said that e-scooter riders are required to wear reflective vests visible to other road users. “They should use the designated places on the roads, which are either on the sidewalks or on the side of the road crossing, the places designated for pedestrians just like the cyclists,” said Al Nahab.

About recording violations or accidents for scooters, he said: “It is like registering accidents for bicycles. If the e-scooter rider causes the accident he will be responsible for the damages to the second party.”

Answering a question about the delivery motorbikes, he said that the General Directorate of Traffic started recording violations against delivery motorcyclists for non-adherence to use the right lane of roads starting January 15, 2024. He said that these violations are being recorded through the traffic monitoring systems and by traffic patrols following Article No. 49 of Traffic Law No. 19 of 207.