MOTION

At the Council meeting of September 21, 1999, Councillor Price submitted the following Notice of Motion which was recognized by the Chair:

1. Small-Engine Vehicles File: 3755

MOVED by Cllr. Price,
SECONDED by Cllr. ,

WHEREAS Vancouver is committed to building livable high-density communities, excessive noise from vehicles can severely affect the quality of life for residents;

AND WHEREAS regulation and enforcement remain particular problems (e.g. noisy motorcycles);

AND WHEREAS Go-Peds (scooters with small motors) are emerging as a transportation alternative but are currently unregulated and unlicensed;

AND WHEREAS gas-powered small motors, whether on scooters, bikes or mopeds, can produce a high-pitched and obnoxious noise (like leaf-blowers on wheels) and have no emission controls;

AND WHEREAS the rapid proliferation of such noisy and polluting vehicles would override their utility as a transportation alternative;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT such vehicles be prohibited until such time as they are equipped with quiet, low- or zero-emission engines (preferably electric motors); and that such vehicles be properly licensed and inspected;

AND THAT City staff report on the regulatory authority needed to implement and enforce such action.

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