/tags/e-scooters E-Scooters en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:16:33 GMT /transportation/2024-09-04/austin-tx-e-scooter-crash-accident-safety-data-regulations Missing crash data and inconsistent reporting complicate efforts to fine-tune scooter regulations. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:16:33 GMT /transportation/2024-09-04/austin-tx-e-scooter-crash-accident-safety-data-regulations Nathan Bernier /austin/2024-04-02/austin-reduces-the-number-of-e-scooters-and-introduces-new-safety-rules The city reduced the number permits for electric scooters by more than 50% and reduced how fast the scooters can go during certain hours of the day. Designated parking areas are also going up over the next few months. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:07:55 GMT /austin/2024-04-02/austin-reduces-the-number-of-e-scooters-and-introduces-new-safety-rules Luz Moreno-Lozano /transportation/2021-06-16/electric-scooter-and-metrobike-use-springs-back-from-pandemic-lows People are hopping back on micromobility devices after ridership plummeted during the pandemic. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:52:58 GMT /transportation/2021-06-16/electric-scooter-and-metrobike-use-springs-back-from-pandemic-lows Nathan Bernier /transportation/2020-01-23/people-keep-dumping-scooters-in-austin-waters-city-leaders-want-to-study-the-environmental-impact The Austin City Council wants to get the word out that it’s illegal to dump scooters in bodies of water around town. In a resolution passed Thursday,� Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:52:54 GMT /transportation/2020-01-23/people-keep-dumping-scooters-in-austin-waters-city-leaders-want-to-study-the-environmental-impact Jerry Quijano /transportation/2019-09-04/off-the-beaten-path-technology-will-slow-e-scooters-that-enter-austin-parks Starting Friday, geofencing will reduce the speed of rented e-scooters when they enter restricted areas in Austin. Riders will be alerted before they� Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:40:55 GMT /transportation/2019-09-04/off-the-beaten-path-technology-will-slow-e-scooters-that-enter-austin-parks Trey Shaar /transportation/2019-05-23/austin-now-has-rules-for-dockless-scooter-riders The City of Austin has firmed up rules of the road for people riding rentable, dockless e-scooters. The city council unanimously approved the rules� Thu, 23 May 2019 22:40:30 GMT /transportation/2019-05-23/austin-now-has-rules-for-dockless-scooter-riders Andrew Weber /transportation/2019-05-02/cdc-study-says-austin-scooter-riders-dont-wear-helmets-ride-fast-and-dont-know-what-theyre-doing Nearly 200 people were injured because of rentable scooters between Sept. 5 and Nov. 30 last year, according to a first-of-its-kind study from the Centers� Thu, 02 May 2019 16:16:49 GMT /transportation/2019-05-02/cdc-study-says-austin-scooter-riders-dont-wear-helmets-ride-fast-and-dont-know-what-theyre-doing Andrew Weber /transportation/2019-03-25/ut-will-use-geofencing-to-limit-e-scooter-speed-to-8-mph-on-campus-this-week Rentable scooter riders on the 40 Acres will now no longer be able to ride faster than 8 mph, according to UT Austin.The university said Bird, Jump, Lyft� Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:36:34 GMT /transportation/2019-03-25/ut-will-use-geofencing-to-limit-e-scooter-speed-to-8-mph-on-campus-this-week Andrew Weber /austin/2019-02-05/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-for-scooters-in-austin The introduction of dockless electric scooters to Austin's streets has come with its share of growing pains. Nine months since they were first introduced,� Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:38:06 GMT /austin/2019-02-05/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-for-scooters-in-austin Jennifer Stayton /transportation/2019-02-04/austin-records-first-traffic-death-involving-rented-scooter A crash last week killed a 21-year-old scooter rider, the Austin Police Department says. The department says it's the first death related to a rented� Mon, 04 Feb 2019 20:13:37 GMT /transportation/2019-02-04/austin-records-first-traffic-death-involving-rented-scooter Andrew Weber