Nanaimo By-law 5000, s. 62(a) — Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw

is designed to be:

• (i) solely self-propelled, or
• (ii) self-propelled with the capability to be propelled by human power
• (b) has up to 4 wheels, each of which is not more than 430 mm in diameter, placed along a longitudinal axis, Bylaw No. 5000 (Consolidated Version) with one to 2 wheels at the front of the device and one to 2 wheels at the rear
• (c) has a platform for standing along the longitudinal axis between the front wheels and the back wheels of the device and is designed to be operated while the operator is standing on the platform
• (d) has a steering handlebar that acts directly on the steerable wheels at the front of the device
• (e) is designed to transport not more than one person
• (f) is not a motor assisted cycle or another device that has pedals
• (g) does not have:
• (i) a seat, or a surface or structure that could be used as a seat, or
• (ii) a structure that encloses the Electric Kick Scooter
• (h) the device must have one or more electric motors that:
• (i) are powered solely by one or more electric batteries
• (ii) are not capable of propelling the device at a speed exceeding 25 km/h when the device is being operated on a clean, paved and level surface, and
• (iii) have a continuous power output rating that, in total, does not exceed 500 W “PROTECTED (1) means that a part of a Highway which is separated from BICYCLE LANE” Motor Vehicle Traffic by a bicycle lane buffer and is designated by the General Manager, Engineering and Public Works for use by persons on bicycles, non- motorized skates, skateboards, Electric Kick Scooters or Kick Scooters. “KICK SCOOTER” (2) means device without a motor that complies with the following:
• (a) is designed to be propelled by human power
• (b) has up to 4 wheels, each of which is not more than 430 mm in diameter, placed along a longitudinal axis, with one to 2 wheels at the front of the device and one to 2 wheels at the rear Bylaw No. 5000 (Consolidated Version)
• (c) has a platform for standing along the longitudinal axis between the front wheels and the back wheels of the device and is designed to be operated while the operator is standing on the platform
• (d) has a steering handlebar that acts directly on the steerable wheels at the front of the device
• (e) is designed to transport not more than one person
• (f) is not a motor assisted cycle or another device that has pedals
• (g) does not have:
• (i) a seat, or a surface or structure that could be used as a seat, or
• (ii) a structure that encloses the scooter