My name is Dustin Russ and am a student enrolled at Brigham Young University. I think BYU is an amazing university that helps, and has helped, hundreds of thousands of students, many of whom are underprivileged, receive a quality education. Our university claims it's mission to be, "...to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life. That assistance should provide a period of intensive learning in a stimulating setting where a commitment to excellence is expected and the full realization of human potential is pursued..."

Our school is a highly intensive and yet wonderful center of learning and growth. Although its the truth that BYU is not perfect by any means. Transportation at BYU is one of the hottest issues discussed by students and faculty alike. BYU has a traffic problem, and its less of a problem and more of a catastrophe. Available parking is almost nonexistent at our university and it gets worse and worse every year. Buses attempt to alleviate some of this stress, but they still prove to be unreliable. The thousands of students forced to drive to school every day, in their own cars or on city busses, create masses of harmful carbon emissions that are damaging the climate and environment of the Utah Valley. The parking situation will only become WORSE with the introduction of BYU policy allowing students to live in non-BYU approved housing. Our school has become a commuter's nightmare!

This problem is not unique to BYU alone; many universities across the US have been plagued by congested traffic and lack of parking. These universities' solutions have consistently been to seek after new alternative forms of transportation for their students. For decades BYU has allowed bicycles to be used as a mode of self transport around the campus, but still the majority of our nearly 5,000 or more bike stalls remain empty every day. Biking just isn't as popular as driving. But with the introduction of electric transport devices around the country, other American Universities have seen significant decrease to their own traffic and increase of the usage of their own bike stalls. This is the result I wish to make a reality at our own beloved university.

Many students lack awareness of the BYU policy regarding the use and operation of electric scooters, Onewheels, Segways, and similar electric motorized devices. While one would assume these devices would be regulated similarly to bicycles, that assumption couldn't be farther from the truth. BYU enforces a strict ban on all of these devices and can even fine a student UP TO $70 DOLLARS! simply for entering BYU campus property while operating one. I was one of those unfortunate students to learn this the hard way and I have made it my mission to see this policy revised.

For further information on how this policy revision is both safe and environmentally beneficial I refer you to my personal Letter to Nathan Summers, the Head of the BYU Traffic Committee.

This petition's purpose is to advocate for the revision of the BYU Traffic Committee's Policy on usage of E-Scooters, Onewheels, and similar electric motorized devices in the following manner:

• Decriminalize the usage of electric scooters, Onewheels, Segways, and similar electric motorized devices that possess safe manual braking systems on BYU Campus.
• Revise policy so that electric scooters, Onewheels, Segways, and similar electric motorized devices that possess safe manual braking systems can be regulated under the same policies as bicycles as follows(taken from the Utah Cycling policies and laws 2018):
• These devices' and bicycles' speed limit for riding on sidewalks has been standardized and established as 5 mph.
• These devices and bicycles riding on sidewalks is prohibited during class breaks.
• These devices and bicycles must be parked / locked in a bike rack. Any of these devices or bicycles found in violation will be impounded.
• All of these devices and bicycles are required to come to a complete stop at the stop sign located at the bottom of Maeser Hill.
• Riding any of these devices or bicycles down the Helaman Halls ramp and the Smith Fieldhouse ramp is prohibited.

If these policy changes are made BYU can be alleviated greatly of its traffic and parking disaster and safe, environmentally friendly transport can be made accessible to the nearly 35,000 students and faculty at Brigham Young University.