Scooter-sharing companies in New Taipei City are to be required to create a system for banning scofflaw riders after data showed that traffic infractions they incurred were 10 times that of regular scooter riders.
Scooter sharing has become ubiquitous in the city since WeMo launched its services there in early 2019.
Three other firms iRent, Gogoro’s GoShare and CarPlus’ GoSmart have since entered the market, offering a combined 17,246 scooters for short-term rentals in 16 districts across the city.
However, New Taipei City Transportation Department data show that the system poses a challenge to road safety, with traffic infractions and crashes