Too few parking spaces

Cities are looking for a solution to the e-scooter problem

Das die E-Scooter im gesamten Stadtgebiet häufig gedankenlos „abgestellt“ werden, gefällt nicht jedem.

(Bild: Alexander Schwarzl)

E-scooters are a popular means of transportation in the city. However, they are often parked carelessly and obstruct car traffic and pedestrians. Klagenfurt is planning dedicated parking spaces for the electrically powered scooters. Villach is in the process of reducing the number of providers.

In Paris, the city government even wants to ban e-scooters because there are so many of them in the way. Vienna is also struggling with similar problems. Stricter rules, no-go zones for e-scooters and even separate license plates are being considered there.

Am Gehsteig geparkte E-Scooter sind vielen ein Dorn im Auge.

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In Carinthia, it has now been possible to rent electric scooters for four years. However, their areas of use are limited to Klagenfurt, Villach and, since last year, the vacation metropolis of Velden. And even in these three municipalities there are always problems, even if there are far fewer people on the road with the silent speedsters than in large urban centers.

Basically, we in Klagenfurt suffer from a similar problem to Vienna.

Sandra Wassermann, Stadträtin in Klagenfurt

"The e-scooters are left in the middle of the sidewalks after use or carelessly thrown somewhere, which primarily affects the physically impaired, wheelchair users and mothers with baby carriages," explains city councillor Sandra Wassermann. "However, we are working on setting up parking areas where the scooters have to be parked. Two operators currently have a total of 150 vehicles in use. In the second quarter, the Viktring district will also be included in the e-scooter network," she adds.

Roller geraten immer wieder in das Visier von Rowdys. Wie hier vergangenen Winter am Lendkanal.

(Bild: Hronek Eveline)

This is the situation in Draustadt:
Apparently there have been fewer problems so far in Villach, where 150 scooters are also on the road. "Villach is not a city of millions with six to seven providers! Nevertheless, we want to reallocate the rental of e-scooters and reduce the number of providers from two to one," says the city council. It is hoped that this new award procedure will simplify processes in the future.