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praha ready to outlaw electric scooter The fares will be lifted from January 2026, following criticism from the Czech capital’s deputy mayor, who said the popular tourist transport was causing “chaos on the sidewalks”.
City councilors formally approved a significant change to shared transportation rules on Monday. The decision affects the city of approximately 1.4 million inhabitants, which Historic Cobbled Roads More than 8 million tourists in 2024.
While new rules will be brought for parking of both pedals and electric bicyclesThe new rules will apparently remove any provisions for e-scooters, effectively signaling the end of shared electric scooter services within the city.
Zdenek Hryb, National pirate party The Chairman of Transport and the Deputy Mayor at Prague’s City Hall confirmed the move on the X, declaring: “Approved the end of electric scooters!”
“We are introducing clear rules that will free up public space from uncontrolled scooter traffic, often used as a tourist attraction rather than a means of transport in the city center and causing chaos on footpaths and pedestrian areas.”
Prague joins other popular European tourist destinations Cracking down on e-scooters In recent years. Cities have imposed strict safety rules like helmets and insurance in Italy, or banned rentals altogether like Paris and Madrid. Finland has banned those under 15 from using them.
Prague officials said they acted on complaints from residents over the dangers of scooters roaming on sidewalks or parks, or blocking sidewalks or street parking spaces when not in use.
The city, which wants to promote widespread use of shared bike services, said e-scooters have a higher accident rate than bikes.
LemonOne of the largest operators of shared e-scooters in the city, said it regretted the decision.
Czech news agency CTK quoted Lime’s country director Václav Petr as saying that in cities where there is “constructive dialogue” with operators, “scooters can work very well and serve citizens”.
Lime did not immediately respond to further questions.