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-- used to be escooter hell in Seoul - the government passed a law requiring the apps to make sure the user has valid driver license to unlock scooter - since then - considerably less insane --

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My city did the same, and the e-scooters are geo-fenced such that they cannot be parked in certain areas, or have a reduced speed. They also cannot be used after 11pm.

The only think lacking is better dedicated infrastructute for bicycles and e-scooters alike.

In the UK to ride an escooter you need a provisional driving license. This is what you get if you are training to be a driver, but then also you just buy it from the post office. So not that much of a win.

Scootering standards are rock bottom.

Does it have legal implications to have a provisional driver's license?

Good question. I don't think so really. You can drive a car with it outside motorways and with a qualified driver on board, and if you are caught breaking the rules, it goes on your license, but that's about it.

Also half of the point limit? No?

Yah, but it's not like, committing a road offence with a provisional license is worse that committing one without.

There are some fine details, like if you cause an accident while cycling, i think you could get points in your license if you have one, but I never heard of this happening anyway.

It would mean they know who you are, so anything sufficiently bad could be followed up by the police.

kind of the same direction here in Oslo -- they reeled in how many scooters any given operator was allowed to have in distribution and started applying real road rules to the scooters.

Being caught drunk driving an app-based e-scooter is as serious as any motor vehicle violation and will result in your car license being revoked.

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