Seoul city promotes nation's first ”scooter-free roads” (South Korea)

As accidents involving electric scooters are on the rise in South Korea, Seoul City is the first city in the country to implement "Scooter-Free Streets," banning electric scooters on roads with a high risk of accidents.
Seoul City announced on the 5th that it would implement the above measures in response to the rapid increase in personal mobility devices (PMs) and the increase in pedestrian safety hazards caused by their acceleration and unauthorized abandonment.
Seoul City plans to first designate roads with a high risk of accidents caused by electric scooters as "scooter-free streets" by the end of the year, and then gradually expand the scope of the designation after a trial run.
In addition, it was decided that illegally parked electric scooters will be removed immediately upon receiving a report. This policy will be implemented in November, and will come into effect in December.
Yoon Jeong-jan, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's transportation office, said, "We will systematically respond to the dangers posed by dangerous driving and illegal parking of electric scooters, and promote safe walking."
We will continue to promote the creation of such an environment," he said.