e-scooter

Brussels implements mandatory ID checks for all e-scooter users

From now on, anyone using a shared e-scooter in the Brussels-Capital Region will first have to complete a mandatory identity verification check, mobility operators Bolt and Dott announced. The ID…

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Italy acts against ‘wild’ e-scooters after rise in accidents

Italy's parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that will require e-scooter riders to wear helmets and be insured, while also introducing tougher fines for rogue parking as part of a…

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Madrid to ban e-scooters for reckless driving and chaotic parking

Madrid will ban e-scooters rented through mobile apps after the city's three licensed operators failed to implement limits on their clients' circulation or control their parking, Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida…

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Italian e-scooter road accidents up 40% last year – stats office

ROME, (Reuters) - Road accidents in Italy involving e-scooters increased by almost 40% last year, statistics bureau ISTAT said, weeks after the government announced a crackdown on their use on…

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Rome to ‘drastically’ reduce number of e-scooters on the roads

Rome is to "drastically" cut e-scooter numbers, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said commenting on the Parisian ban on for-hire e-scooters following a referendum. "A referendum on scooters? We have opted for…

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UPDATED: Paris to ban e-scooters from September

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris will ban electric scooters from September 1, the French capital's mayor said, after the public voted to remove them from the streets, however e-scooter operators said…

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Concern over huge rise in fires caused by e-bike and e-scooter batteries in the U.K.

An ITV News investigation found fresh evidence of a link between hundreds of fires across the country - findings which led to new warnings about one of the fastest growing…

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Belgium introduces new rules including age restrictions to keep e-scooter riders safe and off the pavement

Belgium is set to tackle an often-aggravating new feature of urban life: e-scooters. Starting Friday, e-scooter users faced new rules to stanch rising numbers of injuries and prevent the vehicles…

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France introduces new rules for e-scooters use

France is bringing in new rules for the use of electric scooters following hundreds of incidents involving the vehicles, including several deaths. From Saturday, riders will be required to be…

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