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Melbourne e-scooter ban prompted by public outrage

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Melbourne 's mayor said he was "fed up" with the bad behaviour of some scooter users.

City councillors voted 6 -4 on Tuesday evening local time to ban the scooters almost immediately.

Operators Lime and Neuron have been ordered to remove the vehicles within 30 days .

About 1,500 rental electronic scooters had been distributed across Melbourne since February 2022 .

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85

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86

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32

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semi-formal

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English

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51

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short-lived

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