April 23, 2019      5:13 PM

Amid furor over electric Scooters, Texas considers setting a basic framework for safety

Sen. West’s bill setting some baseline safety regulations is moving in the Texas Senate; companies say “There has to be a focus on safety, but it’s also about a level playing field. We don’t want the state to be picking winners and losers.”

Amid all the uproar over electric scooters like the ones operated by Byrd, Lime, Uber, Lyft, Ojo and other companies, the Texas Legislature is considering stepping in with some minimal safety standards. Partially, this comes as a result of confusion over the rules – or the lack thereof – as they now stand in communities across the state.

Some cities have implemented a series of regulations. But, with some calls to ban these scooters outright from city streets and others embracing them as a solution to congestion, crafting regulations has proven difficult.

By Andrew Turner

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