The city will try putting the brakes on speeding scooters.
As downtown residents continue to complain about the scourge of speeding scooters zipping by, the"Starting this fall, we’re going to test a couple of ideas in LoDo, where we see some of the highest ridership in the city," says Vanessa Lacayo, a DOTI spokesperson."As Denver's shared bike and scooter program grows in popularity, we’re continuing to explore ways to keep all street users safe.
DOTI also plans a thirty-day pilot to test technological ways to restrict or slow scooters in certain parts of LoDo. Right now, Lyft and Lime scooters using geofencing technology automatically slow down to a snail's pace on and near the 16th Street Mall, where they are prohibited; scooters slow down near Coors Field during Rockies games, as well.
"Since launching DOTI’s pilot Shared Micromobility Program in 2018, riders have taken nearly 11 million rides, which removed approximately 4 million driving trips from Denver’s busiest streets and neighborhoods," says Lacayo.
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