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Two girls ride their scooters inside the modern Agora walkway as the sun sets at the main Olympic complex in Athens, 5 August, 2025

Video. Athens cracks down on e-scooters as Europe sounds safety alarm

Updated: 09/09/2026 - 10:08 GMT+2

In the first eight months of 2026, a total of 6,127 checks were carried out on electric scooter users across the Attica region and 3,700 offences were recorded.

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