Kickboards to be allowed to run on bike roads
E-scooters will be allowed on bike roads in South Korea, opening up opportunities for last-mile mobility startups, according to the Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution on March 18.
After a two-day marathon discussion, the committee, comprising industry experts and government officials, decided to allow kickboards and other personal mobility equipment to run on bike roads at a speed lower than 25 kilometers an hour. Currently, personal mobility equipment can only be used on car roads by users with a driver license.
The committee also reached an agreement to discard the requirement for e-scooter riders to hold a driver’s license.
E-scooter and e-bikes are gaining popularity worldwide. Mobility firm Uber Technologies has acquired e-bike sharing firm Jump and e-scooter rental company Lime. In Korea, Kakao Mobility and SoCar announced forays into the micro-mobility segment earlier this month.
Chang Byung-gyu, chairman of the Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, announces results of its decisions on March 18.