Trafic rules for mobility scooter
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We look at re traffic rule for mobilty scooters in the Netherlands.
Mobility scooter are aloud to drive on the side walk but the can also drive on the bicycle path or on the right side of the regular road. They are not aloud to drive on a motorway or highway.[1][2][3]
When driving on a sidewalk they need to follow the rules for pedestrians[1][3]. When thay are on a bicycle path or regual road the need to behave a moped.[1][3]
On a side walk may no drive faster as 6 km/h. [1][2][3]
When driving on a bicylcle paht or regual road they need to obey the speed limit.[1]
On a bicylcle paht in a built-up area the mobility soocter may not drive faster as 30 km/h[2][3]. on a bicylcel path oudsice the built-up area the mobilitscoter may not drive faster as 40 km/h[2][3]. On a regular road a mobility scooter may no drive faster as 45 km/h[2][3].
Mobility scooter may drive next to each other on a side way when to do not upstruct trafic. On a bicyle way or regualar road driving next to each other is not alouwd. [1] [2] [3]
When driving on the sideway a mobility scooter need to follow the right of way rules for pedestrians[1]. When driving on a bycicle path or regual road the mobility scooter needs to follow the right of way rules for mopeds.[1]
A mobility scooter must have white frond light and red back light. These light needs to be on between 30 minute before sunset and 30 minutes after sunraise. The also need te be on when there is bad wheater.[3]
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rewuirements:
The mobility scooter will not drive faster as 6km/h on a side walk
The mobility scooter will not drive faster as the speed limit when on a bicylce path
The mobility scooter will not drive faster as 30 km/h on a bicyle path inside the built-up area.
The mobility scooter will not drive faster as 40 km/h on a biclyle paht oudside the built up area
The mobility scooter will not drive faster as 45 km/h on a regular road.
The mobility scooter will not drive faster as the speed limit when on a regual road.
When driving on a bicycle path the autonomous mobility scooter will not drive next to an other mobility scooter.
When driving on a regular road the autonomous mobility scooter will not drive next to an other mobility scooter.
When driving on a sideway the mobiliscooter will obey the right of way rules for pedestrians.
Wehn driving on a bicyle path the mobility scooter will follow the right of way rules for mopeds.
When driging on a regular road the mobility scooter will follow the right of way rules for mopeds.
The mobility scooter will use flashing lights when chaning driving dicerions.
The mobility scooter will have his light on between 30 minutes before sunset and 30 minutes after sunrase when it is beeing used.
The mobility scooter will ahve its light on during bad weather when it is used.
The autonomous mobility soocter will have flashing lights.
The autonomous mobility scooter will have whit front lights.
The autonomouw mobility soocter will have red back light.
Sources:
[1]http://www.gehandicaptenplatformgorinchem.nl/files/54/14.%20Flyerverkeersregels%20scootmobieldef%20(2).pdf
[2]https://www.vegro.nl/scootmobielverkeersregels/
[3]https://www.quingo.nl/nieuwsblog-quingo-scootmobielen/142-verkeersregels-scootmobiel-rijden-quingo-nieuws