Shared e-Scooter (micromobility) pilot program

E-scooter launch video

Things to know before riding an e-scooter in Okotoks

• What is the age restriction for using a Bird Canada e-scooter?

  16 years is the minimum age as required by the provincial permit issued to Bird Canada.

• Is a helmet required?

  The Town of Okotoks and Bird Canada recommend all riders wear a helmet when riding an e-scooter.

• How many people can ride an e-scooter?

  Only one rider is permitted per e-scooter.

• How to rent and where to ride e-scooters in Okotoks

  How to ride the Bird e-scooter

  • The open road awaits, download Bird on the App Store or Google Playto start riding today

  Click to see the zone map

  Here is how the zone works:

  • Scooters are operational within the zone delineated on the map - this is where users can rent and ride them.
  • Inside this zone, the scooter speed will be set at the 20km/h limit.
  • If a scooter is taken outside of this zone, it will come to a gradual stop and beep at the rider. The user will be unable to end the ride outside of this zone, and will have to take the scooter back inside this operating zone to finish their ride, otherwise they will continue being charged.
  • A scooter that is left outside this zone will not enable a rider to activate it to ride.
  • All scooters should be in this operating areas at all times
• Where can you ride this year?

  E-scooters are only permitted on:

  • sidewalks
  • exclusive bicycle lanes
  • pathways
  • lower classification roadways without road markings.
• Where are e-scooters parked after a ride?

  After a ride, e-scooters are parked in the street furniture zone of sidewalks - the portion of a sidewalk that buffers pedestrians from the adjacent roadway and where elements such as trees, streetlights, hydrants, parking meters, or street furniture are typically located.

  E-scooters are not to be taken indoors or onto private property by riders.

  • No e-scooter shall be parked such that it obstructs the pedestrian path of travel along the sidewalk, vehicular traffic on roadways, or access to roadways, driveways, or buildings.
  • Where 2 bicycle racks or other bicycle parking areas are provided, e-scooters must be parked in those areas but not in such a way that they interfere with reasonable use of the bicycle rack.
• How many e-scooters will be part of the pilot by Bird Canada?

  Bird Canada will provide a minimum of 50 e-scooters and a maximum of 75 e-scooters for use by members of the public within the Town.

• How fast are the Bird Canada e-scooters?

  As per local rules, Bird Canada e-scooters are set at a maximum speed of 20 km/h and the Town may require implementation of slow down zones in certain areas of the Town where through geo-fencing technology, the Bird Canada e-scooter would slow down to 15 km/h in these zones.

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