Pittsburgh police have started tracking incidents, accidents and citations involving the new electric scooters popping up throughout the city, officials said.
The e-scooters are part of the city’s Move PGH pilot program, which aims to bring a variety of accessible transit options to car-free homes, whether they be car-free by choice or circumstance.
Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz there have been multiple complaints to the city’s 3-1-1 service about the scooters.
Cruz said that while she didn’t know the specifics of the complaints, “Pittsburgh Police simply want to track any incidents that may relate to public safety should they arise.”
San Francisco-based Spin supplied the city with the scooters, which cost 39 cents per minute and can go up to 15 mph. The scooters are supposed to be limited to streets, bike lanes and bike paths, like the city’s trails. They are prohibited on sidewalks, private property, parks and cemeteries and areas with high pedestrian traffic, like East Carson Street.
The scooters are supposed to be left in legal street parking areas, ideally at the end of a block or near a bike rack. Some areas have designated parking spaces.
Based on Tweets to 3-1-1, that isn’t always happening.
@Pgh311 Spin scooter down at Belasco and Hampshire. Do I report these to you? pic.twitter.com/p62K1RITIH
— Michael Sorg: Podcaster & Video Production (@Sorgatron) August 12, 2021
Scooter left in a no parking zone on Grandview Ave pic.twitter.com/MDFa9ueg6u
— pghrunner (@pghrunner1) August 12, 2021
@Pgh311 @ridespin multiple scooters have been left at the corner, in the path of traffic. Corner of Virginia and Olympia pic.twitter.com/giz0ZERtqA
— pghrunner (@pghrunner1) August 12, 2021
@Pgh311 Baum and Forbes in a disabled parking spot, please remove pic.twitter.com/vEm9E7bPNp
— CJ Porter (@wa08396369) August 9, 2021
@Pgh311 saw this @ridespin scooter dumped at the far end of the Mon Wharf while out kayaking Sunday morning. Weird destination to leave one… pic.twitter.com/OpEiYymEbS
— Christopher Tracey (@_chris_tracey_) August 4, 2021
