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Here's everything we know about London's massive escooter trial
London is getting a huge escooter trial. A third of the city's boroughs are said to be taking part, and it could see over ...
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Silent’ escooters forced to make artificial noise to warn UK pedestrians
This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and ...
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Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars for escooters — and it’s working
The Lithuania government's cash-for-clunkers scheme is proving popular. It's getting people out of their old cars and on ...
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Study: 40% of escooter injuries occur on the first ride
This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and ...
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Superfast geofencing could be the answer to rogue escooter riders
This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and ...
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UK city plans escooter trial despite safety failures elsewhere
This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and ...
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Why cities must narrow car lanes to make room for pedestrians
Close your eyes and imagine a typical city street. What do you see? For most of us it’s a variation of a familiar scene: ...
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The UK really wants escooters — but needs lots of rules because people are reckless
The UK Transport Committee wants to legalize escooters, but it's aware that there needs to be lots of rules because people ...
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Mobility startups and industry watchdogs need each other to succeed
Mobility startups seek to disrupt, but that isn't the best long-term strategy. They need to work with regulators and watchdogs ...
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Another UK escooter trial is on hold because people are breaking the rules
Just five days after launching, another escooter trial in the UK has been put on hold. Why? Because humans are making poor ...
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California bill no longer holds escooter operators liable for user accidents
Californian regulators have amended a bill which would force escooter operators to accept guilt in the case of an accident ...
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UK escooter trial on-hold after 'underage' teens ride 12MPH on 70MPH highway
Despite only launching escooter trial schemes about a month a go, one operator in the UK is scaling back following safety ...
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Coronavirus has forced escooter providers and cities to work out their differences
Until recently, the relationship between micromobility providers and cities has been, at worst, rocky – characterized ...
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E-bike or electric scooter: Which is right for you?
As personal electric vehicles become more powerful and affordable, e-bikes and standing electric scooters have become increasingly ...
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UK to begin shared e-scooter trials next week, way ahead of schedule
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the UK government to speed up its trial and potential introduction of e-scooter schemes ...
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Lime e-scooters busted for antipodean bad brake crash cover-up
E-scooter mobility provider Lime attempted to cover up a number of non-fatal crashes which left its scooter riders with broken ...
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Danes fish out 181 bicycles, 140 e-scooters, and a dildo from city harbor
The mayor of Copenhagen is asking e-scooter companies to take responsibility after more than 100 of them were found discarded ...
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How Lisbon is reshaping its mobility landscape with e-scooters
Ten years ago, Lisbon was in dire straits. The 2008 financial crisis had hit the Portuguese capital hard and its citizens ...
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Ebikes and e-scooters legalized in New York, delivery drivers first to benefit
It’s been a rocky road, but New York State has finally taken steps to legalize the use of e-scooters and ebikes. Delivery ...
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Grab makes e-scooter and cab rides free for frontline coronavirus workers in the Philippines
Essential workers in the Philippines are getting a helping hand from mobility company Grab in the midst of the coronavirus ...
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Lime and Bird halt e-scooter services in Europe and US — guess why...
E-scooter rental companies Lime and Bird are putting their services on hold for an indefinite period of time in cities across ...
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UK takes next step toward world of e-scooters, self-driving cars, and autonomous drones
The United Kingdom is set to see a host of new transport technology in the near future as the nation's government greenlights ...
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Dutch government confiscates illegal e-scooters — then sells them at auction
It doesn't sound entirely fair, but the Dutch government has been confiscating and selling "illegal" e-scooters and e-skateboards ...
