At least one person in this news footage appears to have balanced an easy chair on the back of an e-scooter for a more comfortable ride through Minneapolis on Saturday night, along with around another 300 other riders. The downtown takeover seems to have been inspired by a TikTok post. Some of the participants rode onto the highway, which has prompted city leaders to work with e-scooter companies to see if they can do something to disable scooters from running on the highway.
A large group of scooter and bike riders took over downtown Minneapolis Saturday night, drawing the attention of police and state patrol after some participants rode onto I-35W.
— FOX 9 (@FOX9) August 10, 2026
FULL STORY: https://t.co/UcnkBXItwK https://t.co/fvfNigpwTh pic.twitter.com/qvOp2x3PP2
KMSP in Minneapolis reports:
A large group of scooter and bike riders took over downtown Minneapolis Saturday night, drawing the attention of police and state patrol after some participants rode onto I-35W.
Police say a call went out on TikTok for people to meet up near U.S. Bank Stadium, leading to a crowd of 200 to 300 people on scooters and bikes riding through downtown Minneapolis.
Police and state patrol are urging the city and scooter companies to develop a geo-fencing plan, similar to those in other cities, which would disable scooters and prevent dangerous situations like this from happening in the future.
These types of scooter takeovers have also happened in other cities, including Orlando and Houston.
Police said they monitored as hundreds of scooter riders traveled in a large group through downtown and southeast Minneapolis on Saturday night. https://t.co/YmYFYIKxG1
— KSTP (@KSTP) August 10, 2026
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The scooter takeover had its defenders:
Well would you l👀k look at that!
— EARTH!🇺🇸 (@earthing5000) August 9, 2026
Minneapolis is in the news again!!
This time instead of anti ICE protests the people organized something really FUN… 🥳🥳
A large group gathered to race and ride rental scooters, e-bikes, and other small electric vehicles through the city… pic.twitter.com/mc3mSAaNaN
The post continues:
… center. No major fights or safety incidents were reported.
C’mon Minnesota let’s see MORE OF THIS 👇
Keep it up and I might start hanging out in the Twin Cites again.
🌎♥️’s it!
No safety incidents were reported.
I love scooters, I love the scooter takeover, lighten up. When you make everything a federal case it makes you look like an idiot. Nothing bad happened! It’s fine!
— Jason DeRusha (@DeRushaJ) August 10, 2026
So your take is “nothing bad happened lighten up”? Driving onto 35W or breaking an occasional road law on the streets is your thing as long as they were having fun.
— KevB 🇺🇸 (@KILOFOX) August 10, 2026
Sure, choking up traffic and being a general menace to society is clearly a way to win your goal against the government. It will for sure win more people of to your cause. Nothing gets people on board like inconveniencing and intimidating them.
— FreedomHealth (@LaughlandMorgan) August 9, 2026
Bravo. 👏
I don't agree with this.
— Tybernicus (@Tybernicus17) August 9, 2026
They ignore all rules of the road and obstructing other citizens.
This is a street takeover and is not fair to the other citizens at all.
I'd not be patient with such.
All fun and games until laws are broken.
— Erica F (@ericabiking) August 10, 2026
They went on the freeway. That was pretty reckless
— Jerry (@Jerry49878419) August 10, 2026
We'd already had it with cyclists taking up both lanes of the road. We wouldn't find this scooter takeover very much fun if our car was stuck in the middle of it.
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