In the five months Lime has operated in New Zealand, ACC has paid out more than $735,000 for 1486 incidents involving e-scooters. Lime e-scooters were then distributed in Hutt Valley in December, followed by Dunedin in January. After fixing the glitch and providing safety information to Auckland Council, the ban was lifted and Lime e-scooters returned on March 7. NICOLE LAWTON / STUFF Chris St Bruno fractured his clavicle in two places after falling off a Lime e-scooter which glitched and sent him flying in November. WHEEL LOCKING CAUSES INJURYAuckland's Chris St Bruno was thrown off a Lime e-scooter in November because of the glitch.

Source: Stuff March 08, 2019 00:02 UTC