E-Scooters

Missing crash data and inconsistent reporting complicate efforts to fine-tune scooter regulations.

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.

People are hopping back on micromobility devices after ridership plummeted during the pandemic.

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,…

Starting Friday, geofencing will reduce the speed of rented e-scooters when they enter restricted areas in Austin. Riders will be alerted before they…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…