Dockless find-and-ride vehicles
Dockless vehicles--bicycles and power assisted scooters that can be checked out from a fleet without human assistance or going to a docking station--have arrived in Louisville. These find-and-ride vehicles offer a fun and easy option for getting around the city. We've put together a set of common sense rules and recommendations for both riders and fleet operators. Here are some highlights:
Rider rules and recommendations
- One rider per scooter
- Must ride in roadways, and in bike lanes or bike paths where available
- Must not ride on sidewalks
- Keep to the right of the rightmost lane, except when making left turns
- Yield to pedestrians
- Offer the right of way to bicycles in bike lanes
- Obey all traffic laws
- When parking, do not obstruct walking area of sidewalk or block building entrances
- Wear a helmet
Fleet rules and recommendations
- Operation is restricted to the area within Interstate 264 except for a southern extension to Palatka Road including Iroquois Park and a western extension to Shawnee Park
- Up to eight operators will be permitted
- Initial fleet restricted to 150 vehicles per operator with gradual increases to 1,050 as required conditions are met.
- Must maintain a 24-hour customer service phone number which shall be posted on each vehicle and within the method used for checking out vehicles
- Power assisted speed of vehicles must not exceed 15 miles per hour
- All vehicles must have always-on front and rear lights visible from at least 300 feet away
- Must have ability to lock individual vehicles deemed or reported as unsafe
