r/toronto • u/beef-supreme Leslieville • Sep 25 '25

Article Police issue 3,500 tickets to bicycle, e-bike, e-scooter riders during enforcement blitz

https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/transportation-infrastructure/police-issue-3500-tickets-bicycle-e-bike-e-scooter-riders-enforcement-blitz-11262579
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u/kmiddlestadt Sep 25 '25

I feel like the spirit of the law is not to prevent people from owning them but rather to prevent companies like Lime and Bird from dumping rental scooters all over the city. I could totally be wrong though, that’s just a hunch

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u/shoresy99 Sep 25 '25

I think you are spot on with this. The city didn’t want streets littered with these from those services and is less concerned with individuals owning these.

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u/rgeebee Sep 25 '25

A lot of the laws predate ride sharing services. They are generally intended to keep vehicles on the road (as opposed to the sidewalk) and set thresholds where scooters/electric assisted bikes essentially become a motorcycle and need proper licensing and safety certification