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Atlanta Bans Electric Scooters at Night After 4 Deaths

Atlanta is banning electric scooters in the nighttime hours during what’s been a deadly summer for riders. The ban comes as cities across the nation struggle to regulate the companies renting the devices and keep riders safe. In Atlanta, three …

Atlanta Looks to Halt E-Scooter Permits After 3 Deaths

Atlanta’s city council is taking action in response to the traffic deaths of three electric scooter riders. Two council members introduced legislation Monday to stop adding new e-scooters permits, which Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says will enable the city to …

Companies See New York as Scooter Haven; NYC Says Not So Fast

Four companies – Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc., Bird Rides Inc. and Lime – are aggressively lobbying in New York to legalize electric scooters, considered both perilous play-rides of the well-off and one of many alternative transportation solutions. They’re pouring …