San Francisco officials are outraged that scooter startups steered around them to try to pass a state law
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
- San Francisco officials are opposing a state-level bill they say would be a detriment to public safety.
- The bill would allow scooters to be ridden on sidewalks unless local municipalities explicitly pass a law preventing it and only require riders under 18 to wear helmets.
- The lawmaker behind the state law is genuinely confused by the backlash.
California leaders are in disagreement over how exactly to regulate the scores of electric scooters that have descended on San Francisco.
San Francisco city officials have quickly opted for regulation, voting to require scooter companies to obtain a permit before operating in the city. The City Attorney's office has sent each of the three companies with scooters in the city — Bird, LimeBikes, and Spin — cease and desist orders warning them to curb reckless rider behavior. And authorities have already begun to impound scooters seen blocking sidewalks.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
NOW WATCH: Face-swapping videos could lead to more 'fake news'
See Also:
- San Francisco might try to stop the electric scooter invasion by placing limits on how many each startup can rent out
- People are vandalizing the scooters taking over San Francisco with everything from stickers to poop
- How a new media startup grew from 12 employees to 200 in a 18 months, and just landed $80 million to grow even more
SEE ALSO: People are vandalizing the scooters taking over San Francisco with everything from stickers to poop