Increasing complaints over e-scooters in Pittsburgh have local authorities taking note.
A fleet of orange scooters stationed around the city were brought in as part of Move PGH, an effort by Mayor Bill Peduto and City officials to make multimodal travel easier.
They were provided and monitored by San Francisco-based Spin.
Oftentimes, the scooters are winding up anywhere but their docking stations.
Complaints to Pittsburgh's 3-1-1 Twitter account show scooters are found on sidewalks, in the street and in crosswalks.
Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz told News Radio KDKA the City's 3-1-1 system has received "numerous complaints about the scooters."
She did not know the nature of the complaints.
"The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is keeping track of any incidents, accidents or citations connected to their use - or misuse - as it pertains to public safety," Cruz said.
A Spin spokesperson said the company issues about 100 warnings per week in Pittsburgh in accordance with their penalty process.
Penalties range from a warning for the first infraction to an indefinite suspension for a 4th strike.
"Every new rider is given information on how to safely and properly park their scooter when their ride is complete," the spokesperson said in an e-mail. "Scooters do not have to be placed in parking docks but should not be parked on sidewalks."