[Vespasian]

Interesting. Germany regulated all scooters a few years back (with additional local rules for rentals).

That means some required safety features, mandatory insurance, minimum driver age and rules about what part of the road you can use.

It seems to work quite well in practice, however, I question the economic viability of the business model.

In my ~80k inhabitants, touristy city I see them rarely used and the few times I took one they seemed quite expensive.

Bird already left the again.