Overview

• Hessian Interior Minister Roman Poseck accompanied Frankfurt officers today at 15:00 to launch coordinated roadside checks of shared e-scooter riders
• The operation zeroes in on users under the influence of alcohol or drugs and those carrying more than one person
• Collisions involving e-scooters in Hesse surged from seven in 2019 to 1,081 last year, according to the Interior Ministry
• A July crash in Frankfurt that killed two 23-year-old twin brothers riding double on a bike path spurred the enforcement ramp-up
• Authorities are employing a “3-E” strategy of engineering, education and enforcement to bolster micro-mobility safety across Hessian cities