Melbourne e-scooters will ‘shout’ at riders in no-go areas, deputy mayor says

Nicholas Reece says council's technological solutions' will crack down on hoon behaviour' such as riding on footpaths

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E-scooter riders who flout Melbourne's road rules will trigger an audio warning as part of a crackdown on illegal footpath and tandem riding.

The City of Melbourne on Friday unveiled a fleet of 25 Lime e-scooters with new camera and GPS technology to be rolled out across the city streets. The council says it expects the new technology will be rolled out to the city's entire fleet of e-scooters.

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