Tag: scooters
Police nab errant el-scooter riders
Police in Oslo have launched a crackdown on traffic violations committed by those riding electric scooters. Scores have been stopped and hit with hefty...
El-scooter chaos all summer long
There are now an estimated 30,000 electric scooters zipping along on Oslo's streets and sidewalks, scaring pedestrians and causing a new rash of serious...
El-scooter rider sentenced to jail
A 48-year-old man who ran down a pedestrian in Oslo last fall while riding an electric scooter at high speed has been sentenced to...
Police act after el-scooter injuries soar
Oslo police have started issuing citations to reckless el-scooter riders and may even revoke the driver's license of one young man who ran a...
El-scooter operators vow to end chaos
Six operators of the highly controversial electric scooters in Oslo have promised to work together to address issues that have made the scooters a...
Trondheim parks el-scooter rentals
Officials in the central Norwegian city of Trondheim have become the first to respond to mounting concerns and complaints about electric kick scooters that...
Complaints pile up over ‘el-scooters’
Critics claim they're 'littering the landscape,' being dumped into the fjord and often driven recklessly with police unable to take much punitive action. As...
Electric kick scooter kicks up a fuss
Suddenly it seems like they're everywhere in Oslo. Along with the arrival of spring has come a wave of new elsparksykler (electric kick scooters), and...
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