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![E-scooters parked around Hongik University in western Seoul on Tuesday. The once-popular ride has lost many users since tough restrictions, requiring a drivers license and helmet and banning more than one person from riding on the same scooter, were implemented from May 13. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11507214.jpg?imageId=11507214&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)