Scooters zoom down city streets.
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A cyclist rides past electric scooters parked in a public area in Berlin, Germany. Are scooters becoming more popular than bikes? (AP) -
Young people ride on scooters in Paris, France. The city is making rules about where the electric two-wheelers are allowed. (AP) -
James Wilson lines up electric scooters on a street corner after charging them overnight in Atlanta, Georgia. Scooters are now common in many cities around the world. (AP) -
A woman drives an electric scooter through a public square in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. (AP) -
Police officers have to remove electric scooters from walkways and streets around Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France. People leave them just about anywhere. (AP)
Scooters are driven all over towns.
City leaders see them and frown.
Where can they park? How fast can they go?
“Are there scooter rules?” People wanted to know.
READ MORE: An electric scooter makes quick trips easy. Get a smartphone app. It makes the scooter go. Pay for the ride with the app. Finished with your ride? Leave the scooter behind for someone else to use. But scooters can be dangerous. They get in the way of drivers and run into walkers. Cities are making rules so people use scooters safely. The Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10:24, “Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.”
