Lime, which runs shared e-scooters schemes in more than 40 cites globally, said micromobility vehicles could provide “an important alternative” to travelling by car. The California-headquartered company, which established a regional headquarters in Dublin during the summer, has raised more than $765 million (€685 million) to date from investors and facilitated over 100 million e-scooter journeys since 2017. As with cycling, rules should avoid disincentivising people from using an e-scooter,” the company said in its submission. The operator also says riders should be aged a minimum of 16 before being allowed to ride e-scooters on public roads. “Given the existing demand for e-scooters in Ireland, evidenced by the number of people currently using them illegally, legal e-scooter adoption is likely to be high.

Source: The Irish Times December 30, 2019 05:03 UTC