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E-scooter, bike rental business booms after University of Maryland ban on personal rides

Change comes amid high levels of scooter thefts

A University of Maryland, College Park student speeds by on an electric scooter, also called an e-scooter. UMD College Park has restricted personal e-scooters on campus for residents, while working to increase the fleet of shared e-scooters from its micromobility partner Veo. (Surya Vaidy/Staff)
A University of Maryland, College Park student speeds by on an electric scooter, also called an e-scooter. UMD College Park has restricted personal e-scooters on campus for residents, while working to increase the fleet of shared e-scooters from its micromobility partner Veo. (Surya Vaidy/Staff)
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A University of Maryland, College Park policy prohibits most students from owning their own personal e-vehicles, forcing them instead to rent them from two companies contracted with the university.

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