,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ab1       
#bjai,mr4 ,sires introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
conduct a study on the unsafe use of    
electric scooters1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,study on the unsafe use 
of electric scooters  7a7 ,study        
required ,the ,secretary of             
,transportation1 acting through the     
,administrator of the ,national ,highway
 ,traffic ,safety ,administration1 shall
 conduct a study on-- 7#a7 the behavior 
of individuals using electric scooters  
while under the influence of alcohol or 
drugs2  7#b7 the involvement of electric
 scooters in traffic accidents2 and     
7#c7 the effects on pedestrian1 scooter 
user1 and motorist safety resulting     
from--  7,a7 the lack of laws governing 
the use of electric scooters2 and  7,b7 

a lack of required training on the safe 
operation of electric scooters prior to 
an individual using such a scooter4  7b7
 ,report ,not later than #ab months     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator of the         
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,administration shall submit to         
,congress a report containing ,federal1 
,state1 and local policy recommendations
 based on the findings of the study     
required by this section4