According to Andreas Lundqvist, who is a traffic planner at Norrköping Municipality, Qick scooters, as the company is called, have a ground lease for electric scooters.
- Where we have presented some conditions, including that the electric scooters must not be obstructive, dangerous to traffic or in violation of other provisions in traffic regulations.
In addition, electric scooters should not be an obstacle in the daily bare ground cleaning in the municipality, he writes in an email to SVT Nyheter Öst.
The company is responsible for the electric scooters.
But Norrköping municipality has maintenance responsibility for streets, squares and public places.
- In cases where the electric scooters stand in the way of our operation and maintenance, they can be moved on, just like ordinary bicycles.
We try to have an active dialogue before future maintenance work where we can inform about upcoming events, such as sand collection.
"Welcome the scooters"
The municipality of Norrköping views the new establishment positively.
- We welcome the electric scooters as an expanded opportunity in mobility, mainly in the urban area where residents have another alternative instead of car to get to work or school, but also for visitors to experience Norrköping in a simple and flexible way instead of car, writes Andreas Lundqvist.
According to the municipality, there are several places where electric scooters are not allowed to stand.
These are Folkparken, Carl Johan's park, Olof Palme's place, Strömparken, Vasaparken and Drottninggatan have been rejected from the land lease.
If you rent an electric scooter and are under 16, a helmet is required.
- Electric scooters are to be seen as a bicycle and a helmet is required if the driver is under 15 years old.