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Florence Votes to Ban Rental Electric Scooters in 2026

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Move comes amid safety concerns and coincides with new focus on bike sharing. Florence city council has voted to end its electric scooter rental service, primarily over safety concerns, with the measure taking effect from 1 April 2026. The decision will see the Italian city end its collaboration with scooter sharing companies, part of a trial arrangement that has been renewed twice since its launch five years ago. The council said the reason rel…

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The Italian city of Florence banishes rental e-scooter from its streets and sidewalks next year. The city administration of the 360,000-inhabitant city in Tuscany will no longer extend contracts with the previous providers of e-scooter, the news agency ANSA reported. The reason for the move was that the enforcement of the helmet obligation in Italy since the end of 2024 cannot be guaranteed for e-scooter. The city also said that the vehicles led…

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ANSA broke the news in Italy on Saturday, November 22, 2025.
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