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Nov 19 2019 9:48 am shared from Longbeachize

Bird scooters enters the helmet discussion with free rides for those taking helmet-wearing selfies

Brian Addison

In an effort to boost safety, Santa Monica-based scooter company Bird will offer ride credits to users who take a selfie while wearing a helmet.

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May 15 2019 10:05 am
  • scooters

Scooters may be here to stay: Leaders to draft new laws and expand availability

Jason Ruiz

The City Council vote will dramatically increase the number of scooters that are available in the city, potentially pushing the total to 6,000 scooters after a six-month review process.

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Mar 11 2019 3:04 pm
  • scooters

Disability lawsuit targets Long Beach over electric scooters

Kelly Puente

The suit says many disabled people are now discouraged from using pedestrian rights-of-way because of the humiliation and frustration of navigating around abandoned scooters.

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Feb 20 2019 8:35 am
  • scooters

More scooters are headed to Long Beach after leaders expand pilot program

Jason Ruiz

A fleet that currently includes 1,800 scooters citywide will be able to grow by up to 4,000 during the extended pilot period, but could increase again to 6,000 after a review period that’s expected to conclude in six months.

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Feb 14 2019 4:30 pm
  • scooters

City Council set to expand scooter pilot program adding new fees, regulations for vendors

Jason Ruiz

The City Council is expected, next week, expanding and codifying the existing scooter pilot program which would more than triple the number of scooters allowed in the city while placing more regulations on their vendors.

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Oct 3 2018 11:48 am
  • scooters

Lacking an ability to enforce beach scooter ban, city looks to operators for tech fixes

Jason Ruiz

Changes could be coming for electric scooter riders in Long Beach regarding how fast they’re allowed to scoot down the beach bike path, if at all, as the City Council mulls policy changes before the city’s scooter pilot program concludes this month.

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Sep 20 2018 8:28 am
  • scooters

Adult scooter riders soon won’t be required to wear helmets

The Associated Press

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday requiring helmets only for people under age 18.

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Aug 16 2018 3:11 pm
  • scooters

Razor pulls electric scooters for tracking upgrades 2 weeks into Long Beach pilot program

Kelly Puente

Long Beach started with 150 scooters. As of Thursday afternoon, the Razor Share app showed about two dozen in the city.

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