The Transport Ministry (MOT) has announced that the guidelines on the Micromobility Vehicle Route Plan have been finalised. Its Deputy Minister, Datuk Hasbi Habibollah said that the plan details the development and design of routes for micromobility vehicles such as e-scooters, mopeds, personal mobility devices (PMD), personal mobility aids (PMA) and others.
As reported by Bernama, the guidelines, which were developed by the Town and Country Planning Department (PLANMalaysia) focused on infrastructure requirements and other support facilities for the vehicles. It will serve as a guide and reference for federal departments or agencies, state authorities, local government authorities (PBT) and stakeholders in the planning, developing and designing micromobility vehicle routes in existing and new development areas.
Hasbi stressed that the relevant authorities must provide a safe road infrastructure for the use of micromobility vehicles based on the guidelines. Speaking in Parliament today, the Deputy Transport Minister also announced that Shah Alam, through the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA), has been selected as the first testing location or sandbox for these guidelines.
The guidelines and the sandbox project will launch in Shah Alam on 12 march 2023. Besides that, Hasbi revealed that the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) was also drafting a specification requirement or safety assessment programme, as well as studying the need to establish a standard for micromobility vehicles.
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