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Seoul tightens oversight of e-scooter operators, abandoned devices

The city will survey operators in a bid to mitigate the safety hazard posed by equipment left in the middle of the sidewalk or impeding crosswalks.

2026.10.5

Electric scooters are parked in Mapo District, western Seoul, on May 13 in this photo unrelated to the story. [NEWS1]

Court lenient on bus driver who killed 2 soldiers on e-scooters

The driver of a bus who killed two young soldiers riding an electric scooter in Gwangju last year was shown leniency by the court with a fine of 12 million won, citing the victims' culpability and their families' wishes to bring the ordeal to an end.

2025.7.7

Most popular

An electric scooter parked on sidewalk. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Electric scooters pose summer fire risk, data shows

Electric scooters are at a higher risk of catching fire in the summer, according to statistics from the National Fire Data System released on Wednesday.

2024.6.13

Parking scooters

An employee at CurrentDot, an internal startup at LG Electronics, demonstrates how to use Pluspot, a parking platform app for electric scooters, at the app's launching ceremony at Sejong on Tuesday.

2023.8.29

Going the distance

A Korea Consumer Agency official shows off an electric scooter at the government complex in Sejong on Tuesday. After testing the six most popular electric scooters, the agency reported that the Euro 8 TS600 Eco travels the longest at maximum speed.

2021.10.12

Last lawless days

People ride electric scooters across a street near Hoegi Station in eastern Seoul on Thursday.

2020.12.10

People from civic groups, including Green Bicycle For Volunteers Association and Bicycle 21, hold a press conference in Jung District, central Seoul, on Monday urging the government to come up with safety measures for electric scooters that soon will be allowed on bicycle paths. [YONHAP]

Angry bikers

People from civic groups, including Green Bicycle For Volunteers Association and Bicycle 21, hold a press conference urging the government to come up with safety measures for electric scooters that soon will be allowed on bicycle paths.

2020.11.9

A man rides an electric scooter in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. [NEWS1]

Insurance payouts jump as scooter accidents increase

Safety concerns are mounting over the use of electric scooters as the number of accidents involving the new mobility solution has been growing sharply.

2020.10.14

Electric scooters are parked in front of exit 1 of Jamsil Station in southern Seoul. [PARK MIN-JE]

Scooters crowd the streets of Seoul, causing backlash

What could go wrong in flooding a major metropolis with electric scooters? A lot, apparently.

2020.9.3

That kid on electric wheels could be the solution or problem

A man in his 30s was hit and killed by a car while riding a scooter in the rain in Haeundae, Busan, on April 12. He was unlicensed and crossing a crosswalk when the signal was red.

2020.5.3