Are Electric Scooters Legal in Detroit?

Detroit’s Office of Mobility Innovation manages Bird, Lime, and Spin under the Shared Mobility Program, which uses geofencing to enforce speed-reduced areas, disallowed blocks, curfews, and low-income ride programs while the city publishes annual data reviews. Riders must follow bike-style rules in travel lanes, keep devices out of sidewalks and doorways, and rely on the in-app reporting hotlines if a scooter blocks ADA access. Downtown safety measures now include a curfew that remotely powers down shared scooters between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays inside the Central Business District bounded by the Lodge, I‑75, I‑375, and the river, so plan late-night trips accordingly.