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    Photos: As Rome boosts micro-mobility, some complain of electric scooters gone wild

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    Photos: As Rome boosts micro-mobility, some complain of electric scooters gone wild

    E-scooters are filling the streets as people seek alternatives to crowded public transport

    Published:  September 22, 2020 06:57 Reuters  and  Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor
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    Rome: They're a far cry from the ancient Roman chariots immortalized in the 1959 classic movie "Ben-Hur", but critics say they can be just as dangerous in the wrong hands. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Thousands of electric scooters are filling the cobblestoned streets of central Rome as people seek alternatives to crowded public transport amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Image Credit: Reuters
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    To encourage environmentally friendly "micro-mobility," authorities have licensed eight companies, including Lime and Bird, to operate about 6,000 E-scooters. Thousands more are on the way, a prospect that has some local residents worried. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Mayor Virginia Raggi has encouraged electric mobility in the Italian capital, where buses occasionally catch fire due to poor maintenance and metro stations have been shut for months because of broken escalators. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Many Romans have begun using the scooters to get to work and tourists enjoy darting from the Colosseum to the Vatican and on to the bridges over the Tiber River. Image Credit: Reuters
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    The battery-operated vehicles have also caught on because Rome's hills are too steep for most cyclists. Image Credit: Reuters
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    The law says they cannot be used on sidewalks, cannot go faster than 25 kph on streets or more than six kph in large pedestrian islands. They are banned from bicycle paths within the city limits. The minimum age for their use is 14 but riders under 18 must wear a helmet. Image Credit: Reuters
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    But there have been complaints of dangerous driving and several injuries involving the vehicles. Some have even been seen travelling on the city's fast and treacherous ring road. Image Credit: Reuters
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    "They violate every basic road and traffic rule," said resident Carmen Golia. "A regular driving license should be required." Police said that in the month of July they issued fines of up to 400 euros ($473.88) each to more than 150 users. Critics say this is too little. Image Credit: Reuters
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    An app on a user's smartphone locates the nearest scooter and the customer is billed automatically, usually according to the distance driven. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Many are left near ancient monuments or blocking sidewalks, leaving some upset residents to take matters into their own hands. Image Credit: Reuters
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    In early September, a woman knocked down like dominoes about a dozen scooters parked on a sidewalk in front of one of Rome's most famous theatres before police stopped her. Image Credit: Reuters
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    The number of scooters is expected to grow to about 16,000 in the coming months. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Bird, which operates around 2,500 scooters in Rome, has staff to reposition badly parked vehicles and the company allows users to report misconduct and abuses. Image Credit: Reuters

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