Police in the western city of Cologne said they received numerous calls at around 2:20 am reporting a man driving an e-scooter on the hard shoulder of the A4. German news agency DPA reported that the e-scooter rider was still holding a beer when he was pulled over, but a police spokesman told AFP he could not confirm that detail. READ ALSO: Revealed: What you think of the rise of e-scooters in GermanyThe rider told police "he ended up on the motorway by accident". The use of electric scooters has mushroomed in Germany in recent months, asin many other countries. In August, a Frenchman was killed after he was hit by a motorbike while riding an e-scooter on a motorway outside Paris.

Source: The Local December 26, 2019 15:45 UTC