Lime scooters

Lime Bikes is poised to launch its electronic scooter ride share scheme in Auckland and Christchurch

Ride share Lime e-scooters are soon to be available in New Zealand.

Lime ride share e-scooters can be ridden on roads and footpaths under NZ laws.

Lime e-scooters have had a bumpy introduction in cities across the U.S.

The e-scooters can travel up to 30 kilometres an hour and helmets are not compulsory.

There have been safety concerns raised in the U.S about where they are ridden in relation to pedestrians.

An app is used to access the ride-share e-sctooters and riders are charged per minute after an initial cost to unlock it.

The dockless scooters are collected at the end of each day by the company and then placed in licensed areas for use the following day.

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