{"id":142872,"date":"2026-10-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/?p=142872"},"modified":"2026-10-01T10:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:50:48","slug":"opp-e-scooters-are-prohibited-on-ucpr-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/en\/news\/opp-e-scooters-are-prohibited-on-ucpr-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP: E-scooters are prohibited on UCPR roads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding residents that electric kick-scooters (e-scooters) are completely prohibited from public roads, streets, and sidewalks in all municipalities within the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OPP stated that officers have observed an increase in e-scooter use by youth travelling to and from school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OPP is reminding riders and parents that e-scooter use is subject to municipal by-laws and provincial regulations, and that these devices may not be permitted in all communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Ontario&#8217;s Electric Kick-Scooter Pilot Program, municipalities must actively opt in and pass local bylaws to make e-scooters street-legal. Because no municipality within Prescott and Russell has opted into this framework, operating an e-scooter on any public right-of-way remains illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locally, they are restricted entirely to private property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ontario&#8217;s e-scooter pilot program requires municipalities to opt in and establish local regulations governing their use. Currently, no municipalities in Prescott and Russell jurisdiction are participating in the provincial e-scooter pilot program, meaning e-scooters are not permitted for use on public roads, streets, or sidewalks within those municipalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents are encouraged to check with their local municipality if they reside outside the Prescott and Russell jurisdiction or are unsure whether they fall within it before operating an e-scooter, as regulations vary from one community to another. Where e-scooters are permitted through municipal by-law, riders must comply with provincial requirements, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Riders must be at least 16 years of age.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Riders under 18 years of age must wear a bicycle helmet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Passengers and cargo are not permitted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>E-scooters cannot be operated on sidewalks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Riders must obey applicable rules of the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about Ontario&#8217;s e-scooter pilot program, visit Ontario.ca\/eScooters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For information regarding local municipal by-laws, contact your municipality directly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding residents that electric kick-scooters (e-scooters) are completely prohibited from public roads, streets, and sidewalks in all municipalities within the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":142873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-in-brief"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":{"id":137589,"title":{"rendered":"E-Scooters"},"description":{"rendered":""},"caption":{"rendered":""},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":536,"height":373,"file":"2026\/10\/E-Scooters.jpg","filesize":35179,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"E-Scooters-300x209.jpg","width":300,"height":209,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":16132},"thumbnail":{"file":"E-Scooters-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":7081},"Image Size 500x500":{"file":"E-Scooters-500x373.jpg","width":500,"height":373,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":41452}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[],"alt":""}},"source_url":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/E-Scooters.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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