With thousands of electric scooters on the street, Councilman Brett Withers says council members want to look into tighter regulations on how they’re used.

Withers says they also plan to check whether companies like Bird, Lime, and Lyft have been compliant with the city’s ordinance.

Bird scooters were first launched in Nashville in May. Although they’re popular, Withers says safety has been his biggest concern.

Riders are supposed to be at least 18 years old with a driver’s license to operate the device, but Withers says that’s often not the case.

“I’ve seen elementary school children operating scooters,” Withers said. “I’ve seen children who stand on the base of the scooter and their head isn’t even as high as the handlebars on the scooter.”

“I’m concerned about young people operating the scooters in a way that could get them injured or killed.”

Another problem–how and where the scooters are left.

“Sometimes the users who are operating them just leave them around,” Withers said. “Sometimes there’s a good spot to leave them. Sometimes they leave them in the middle of the sidewalk and that can be a trip hazard.”

Withers says they’ll review these issues when the pilot program ends this summer.

Right now, council members are looking at creating stronger controls to verify the age and identity of riders.