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

MADRID — Spain's capital will ban e-scooters rented through mobile apps after the city's three licenced operators failed to implement limits on their clients' circulation or control their parking, Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida said in a statement. Martinez-Almeida said the licences of Lime, Dott and Tier Mobility would be cancelled from October and that the city has no plans to grant new licences to any other operators. "The market was found to be incapable of meeting the requirements set by the mayor's office to ensure the highest level of safety for citizens," he said in a statement on Sept 5. The so-called scooter sharing system has raised opposition in cities around the world due to reckless driving by users on streets and sidewalks and haphazard parking that often leaves public spaces cluttered. Since May 2023, the Madrid city council had regulated the rental e-scooter market, only authorising Amsterdam-based Dott, Germany's Tier Mobility and US-based Lime, whose scooters are available on Uber's app. They were authorised to rent 2,000 scooters each.

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

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

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

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

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