Lyft and Lime scooters aren’t supposed to ride on sidewalks, residents say city doesn’t enforce rules
In emails he shared with The Denver Post, Hinds has received pushback from officials with the city’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, or DOTI.
Rijo, in his email to Hinds, said the city is focusing on education and awareness efforts as the weather warms and scooter season ramps up. That includes having Lyft and Lime deliver messages through their apps on a bi-weekly basis reminding users of rules around safe riding and parking. The companies also are “adding ‘No Sidewalk Riding’ verbiage to all vehicles in a prominent location so there is no confusion about how folks should be using the system,” Rijo wrote.
Lime operations manager for Colorado Cody Noblin said the company is aware of the problems with unsafe riding in downtown Denver and is working with the city on them including through marketing campaigns and by adding stickers to all of its vehicles explaining the rules of the road. When it comes to sidewalk detection technology, if it’s not ready Finegan believes the companies should use geofencing to cap speed limits at 6 mph throughout LoDo. It’s the only way to ensure safety. The companies already have systems in place that shut down scooters on the 16th Street Mall.People ride electric scooters in downtown Denver, Thursday, June 9, 2022.
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