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Ecuador Approves Traffic Law Reform Regulating Electric Scooters and Motorcycles

Ecuador's National Assembly approved reforms to the Traffic Law regulating electric scooters and motorcycles.

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The Ecuadorian National Assembly approved on September 3, 2026, a reform to the Land Transport, Traffic, and Road Safety Law that includes changes for scooters and electric motorcycles. [1] The National Association of Local Child Care Centers (Jungjicheop) held a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul on April 2, 2026, to demand improved treatment for child care workers. [2] The ANT must establish the technical classification of electric motorcycles and personal mobility vehicles, define technical parameters for speed and power, and update national technical regulations. [3] The reform establishes that electric motorcycles will be subject to the general regime applicable to motorcycles regarding traffic, road safety, operational control, and responsibilities. [4] The reform recognizes and regulates the national use of bicycles, scooters, and other micromobility vehicles to promote safer road coexistence between pedestrians, drivers, and users. [5] Chairman Nam Sedo of the Jungjicheop stated that improving worker treatment is a basic condition for providing stable child care. [6] Latest Love, head of the Ulsan branch, emphasized that wage disparities occur based on the application of local pay scales and called for the practical application of social welfare facility labor cost guidelines. [7] The association presented four specific demands: application of labor cost guidelines, recognition of career and seniority to reduce wage gaps, realistic adjustment of child care quotas and staffing ratios, and unification of service branding. [8]
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  1. The Ecuadorian National Assembly approved on September 3, 2026, a reform to the Land Transport, Traffic, and Road Safety Law that includes changes for scooters and electric motorcycles. · Diario Expreso
  2. The National Association of Local Child Care Centers (Jungjicheop) held a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul on April 2, 2026, to demand improved treatment for child care workers. · 동아일보
  3. The ANT must establish the technical classification of electric motorcycles and personal mobility vehicles, define technical parameters for speed and power, and update national technical regulations. · Diario Expreso
  4. The reform establishes that electric motorcycles will be subject to the general regime applicable to motorcycles regarding traffic, road safety, operational control, and responsibilities. · Diario Expreso
  5. The reform recognizes and regulates the national use of bicycles, scooters, and other micromobility vehicles to promote safer road coexistence between pedestrians, drivers, and users. · Diario Expreso
  6. Chairman Nam Sedo of the Jungjicheop stated that improving worker treatment is a basic condition for providing stable child care. · 동아일보
  7. Latest Love, head of the Ulsan branch, emphasized that wage disparities occur based on the application of local pay scales and called for the practical application of social welfare facility labor cost guidelines. · 동아일보
  8. The association presented four specific demands: application of labor cost guidelines, recognition of career and seniority to reduce wage gaps, realistic adjustment of child care quotas and staffing ratios, and unification of service branding. · 동아일보
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