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Coming And Going On The Cheap
The Útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done If you’re an Útlendingur like me, one of your favourite things to do in Iceland is leave Iceland. Whether it’s the odd trip to the motherland to grace family and friends with your presence…
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Call For Electric Scooters To Be Locked At Night
A Reykjavík resident is calling on the government to take action and prohibit the rental of electric scooters in the night. Actress Sólveig Arnarsdóttir spoke with Vísir news website about her wishes to limit rental hours after coming across a young woman…
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Electric Scooters Caused Two Separate Fire Outbreaks In One Day
Two fires broke out recently and both of which originated from electric scooters, RÚV reports. On the morning of Thursday, September 7, the Reykjavík Area Fire Department received an emergency call regarding a fire breaking out from an electric scooter – the…
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New Hopp Scooters Arrive in Reykjavík, Service Area Expanded
Earlier this month new Hopp scooters arrived in the capital, the company announced on Facebook. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These are all high-quality products made by Icelandic producers we…
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Electric Scooter Vandal Comes Forward
A cyclist who has been damaging the brakes on electric scooters turned himself in to Hopp’s CEO. Photos of him damaging the scooters were posted on Monday, along with a message from Hopp, asking him to meet to resolve their differences without…
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Reykjavík Councilperson Calls For Better Infrastructure For Scooters, Questions Logic Of Ban
Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir, Pirate Party representative in the Reykjavík Planning and Transportation Council, suggests that if electric scooters are to be banned on weekends, then banning cars would be more suitable, reports Frettablaðið. Most electric scooter accidents occur on weekends A new…
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Possible Banning Of Electric Scooters On Weekends
A new report on traffic safety made for the City of Reykjavík calls for the potential banning of electric scooter rentals on weekends, when the most accidents occur due to drunkness, reports Vísir. The CEO of Hopp believes the idea to be…
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One To Two Accidents Involving Electric Scooters A Day
Every day, one to two people land in the emergency room due to accidents on electric scooters, Vísir reports. The two-wheeled transportation devices have seen a spike in popularity in recent years. They received their own category at customs at the turn…