Since they arrived in the city of Atlanta last summer, the electric scooters have sparked conversations about safety, convenience, public transit and the state of the area’s roadways.

Four people riding e-scooters have died in metro Atlanta, and countless more have been injured. The Atlanta City Council passed e-scooter regulations in January but are looking into ways to make roads safer for riders.

Meanwhile, municipalities surrounding Atlanta — like Tucker — have taken up the issue, passing their own regulations or bans. Fellow DeKalb County cities Decatur and Brookhaven both have regulations allowing for limited e-scooter operations.

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Many other suburban cities, including Snellville, Smyrna, Marietta and Alpharetta, have passed their own bans.

Tucker said it is prohibiting e-scooters because of the city’s “very busy and extensive commercial corridors,” and the worry that they would be left if the public right of way, according to the memo.

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