You need to limit scooter players because otherwise it because a game of funding and attrition, multiple companies dumping city full fo scooters in a competition for availability. All other qualities will be overlooked.
Just legalize the scrapping of scooters that have been in one place on public property for more than 24 hours. Let the general public hunt these things down tear them apart and sell them as scrap and spare parts.
The problem would sort itself out real damn quick.
The problem would sort itself out real damn quick.