Team members will talk to standup electric scooter users, provide cards with information on safe riding and answer questions about the city’s dockless mobility program.

Starting Thursday, street teams armed with information will fan out throughout downtown Austin to encourage scooter riders to be safe and follow the rules.

City officials said they will deploy the teams, composed of Austin police officers and “Street Team Ambassadors” hired from a private company, during morning, lunch and evening hours.

Team members will talk to standup electric scooter users, provide cards with information on safe riding and answer questions about the city’s dockless mobility program.

The information cards remind riders to:

Park respectfully and not block sidewalks.Wear helmets for safety.Ride with one person per scooter.Scoot respectfully on the sidewalk.

The program is among the city’s first efforts to reach out to scooter riders downtown about safety.

Austin transportation spokeswoman Jen Samp said the city will likely send the teams out to meet with scooter riders on a recurring basis.

“As a new mode of transportation is introduced into the system, it is important for the public to understand the rules of the road, safe maneuvers and parking,” city officials said in a news release Wednesday.