{
  "id": 5356551,
  "title": "Dubai Police impound more than 13,650 e-scooters this year in crackdown on reckless riding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/dubai-police-impound-more-than-13-650-e-scooters-this-year-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T15:46:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/09/03/dubai-police-impound-more-than-13650-e-scooters-this-year-in-crackdown-on-reckless-riding/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai Police have impounded over 13,650 e-scooters this year as part of a crackdown on reckless riding, with authorities emphasizing the importance of traffic rules and safety measures. Brig Juma bin Suwaidan, director of the general department of traffic at Dubai Police, highlighted that e-scooters are limited to traveling at 20kph on designated routes and riders must be at least 16 years old. The crackdown aims to prevent injuries and deaths, with riders reminded to wear helmets, reflective vests, and adhere to signals, signs, and police instructions. The move follows an announcement in July regarding tougher legislation to hold parents accountable for their children's use of e-scooters, following a 97% increase in major e-scooter accidents in 2025 compared to the previous year.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Dubai Police seize 13,657 e-scooters over traffic violations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/dubai-police-seize-13-657-e-scooters-over-traffic-violations",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:03:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Dubai Police impound more than 13,000 e-scooters in campaign against reckless riding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/dubai-police-impound-more-than-13-000-e-scooters-in-campaign-against",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:46:48.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}