The mayor of Spain’s capital said that Lime, Dott and Tier Mobility had failed to implement limits on circulation and control parking. Madrid had imposed new regulations on the vehicles in 2023.

  • Diplomjodler
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    2312 days ago

    If only city councils would spend as much time and effort on ensuring the safety of car traffic as they do on regulating scooters.

      • falseprophet
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        212 days ago

        yeah fuck scooters, they are no solution and put pedestrians in constant danger.

        • @superkret@feddit.org
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          1312 days ago

          Only if they’re forced on sidewalks.
          Build some actual, good, wide bike paths, then they can be shared with scooters.

          • falseprophet
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            112 days ago

            even on if they are bike lanes they use drive on sidewalk constantly.

            • Diplomjodler
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              212 days ago

              If there are safe cycle paths, people will use them. Of course there are always idiots, but scooters are absolutely the only type of vehicle that people use irresponsibly, amirite?

        • emmanuel_car
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          612 days ago

          Eh, I’ve been living in Munich for a few months now, there are rentable e-scooters here and I’ve not had one issue with them as a pedestrian. Although Munich has a lot of bike paths and biking is a very common mode of transport…