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Scooters in Portugal Under Fire | Portugal News
Portuguese cities are grappling with the future of shared electric scooters as fleets vanish from streets in Braga, Vila Nova de Gaia, and Espinho—while Porto and Lisbon weigh in on regulation. Safety, parking, and public space use top concerns, but scooter companies push back, blaming systemic issues like car-centric infrastructure and dangerous driving—not the scooters themselves. Urban planners argue cities must redesign for safer mobility, not just ban scooters. Companies admit parking woes and deploy tech fixes, but stress cities must provide proper infrastructure. The real debate?…
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