06/18/2026
This week, the Transportation Committee held a hearing around E-scooters and legislation that would allow for municipalities to choose to put in place an e-scooter sharing program. Right now, e-scooters are legal to sell but illegal to ride on any public right of way in Pennsylvania. This creates a challenging scenario where there's no regulations around age limitations for users, helmets, speed limits, and other safety measures.
Our community here in Delco has particularly seen the tragedy, with this week marking one year since a 12-year-old Ridley Township girl, Abby, tragically died following an e-scooter accident. I'm grateful for the work that Senator Kearney has done on legislation in the Senate and I look forward to trying to include similar language in any bill that legalizes e-scooters in the House.
You can read more about the hearing here - https://shorturl.at/CLeSe