{"id":63420,"date":"2026-05-27T17:26:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/63420\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:26:36","slug":"e-scooters-now-illegal-on-major-burnaby-roads-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/63420\/","title":{"rendered":"E-scooters now illegal on major Burnaby roads, parks"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re still riding your e-scooter on major Burnaby roads, like Hastings Street, Kingsway, Gaglardi Way and about 20 others, you\u2019re likely doing it illegally, according to local bylaws amended this month.<\/p>\n

The province\u2019s Electric Kick Scooter Pilot Project Regulation<\/a> allows use of e-scooters on major roads under certain conditions, but Burnaby city council has decided to go a step further.<\/p>\n

On May 12, it amended its street and traffic bylaw<\/a> to forbid riding e-scooters on any \u201cmajor road network or arterial road\u201d unless it has a separated bike lane or multi-use pathway running alongside it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are not environments that are conducive for this type of mobility device,\u201d the city\u2019s transportation director Amy Choh said of the city\u2019s major roads, which also include Canada Way, 10th Avenue, Willingdon Avenue and more.<\/p>\n

The new bylaw also forbids riding e-scooters on sidewalks, with headphones, without a bell and in marked crosswalks unless they have crossride pavement markings.<\/p>\n

And another amendment to the city\u2019s parks bylaw<\/a> has made it illegal to operate e-scooters in any local park \u201cunless the park or portion thereof has been specifically designated for such use.\u201d<\/p>\n

The amendments come as injuries involving e-scooters are on the rise<\/a> across the country, according to data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.<\/p>\n

\"\"SHANE MACKICHAN Police have not yet confirmed what role, if any, an e-scooter played in a May 2 crash on Hastings Street that sent two children to hospital with serious injuries.<\/p>\n

In Burnaby, a collision on Hastings Street<\/a> earlier this month sent two children to hospital with serious injuries.<\/p>\n

Photos of the scene showed a damaged e-scooter and two helmets, but police have not yet confirmed what role, if any, the e-scooter played in the collision.<\/p>\n

Burnaby RCMP has conducted some recent enforcement around e-scooter use, according to the detachment, but the focus since the city joined the province\u2019s e-scooter pilot project last year has been on education.<\/p>\n

Police and city staff were at Edmonds Community Centre on March 28 for an e-scooter safety event, and local Mounties joined city bylaw officers for another event on e-scooter regulations on April 14.<\/p>\n

During Bike to Work Week between May 30 and June 2, Burnaby RCMP said officers will be on e-bikes making sure the rules around e-scooters and e-bikes are being followed.<\/p>\n

Choh said more educational outreach, including to local schools, is to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to let people know whether the operation of these devices is allowed or not and how to do it safely,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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