Electric scooters to be banned in Klaipėda’s Danė Square

Electric scooters and other similar micro-mobility vehicles will soon be banned in Danė Square in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda. The municipality said the decision aims to protect pedestrians using the square.

The ban will not apply to wheelchairs used by people with disabilities, which the municipality said do not fall under the definition of electric micro-mobility vehicles.

Officials said the need for new traffic rules became clear during a special police patrol in mid-August. Officers recorded numerous examples of dangerous behavior, including teenagers and children traveling at high speed, weaving between people and performing risky stunts.

Police identified five traffic violations. Four children without driving licenses had been riding uninsured electric mopeds that had not undergone technical inspections. Another teenager, younger than 16, was riding an electric scooter without having completed the required safety course.

Road signs banning micro-mobility traffic will soon be installed in the square, and police officers will supervise compliance with the new rules.

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During the patrol, officers recorded considerable dangerous behavior: teenagers and children sped at high speed, maneuvered between people and performed dangerous stunts.