The Brief Hundreds of riders participated in a social media "Lime Scooter takeover" in Seattle on Sunday. Hundreds of people took to the streets of Seattle on Lime scooters over the weekend as part of an organized scooter takeover. ‘Lime Takeover’ events cause controversy across the U.S.That has not been the case for similar takeovers. Following the Minneapolis incident, Lime stated it is working with city officials to ban riders involved in unauthorized highway use. On Tuesday, Seattle police reported a 37-year-old man died while riding a Lime scooter.