Why electric scooters are illegal in New York and London

Spend any time in New York or London and you’ll come across dozens of people whizzing along each city’s streets on electric scooters. Yet, despite their popularity, e-scooters are technically illegal in both places, and the politicians with the power to change things are in no rush to do so. So what's the hold up? Read more: http://bit.ly/37AlBHo Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Why'd You Push That Button Podcast: https://ift.tt/2IJ3VyN The Vergecast Podcast: https://ift.tt/2LfINlq More about our podcasts: https://ift.tt/2i0npB8 Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Subscribe to Verge Science on YouTube, a new home base for our explorations into the future of science: http://bit.ly/2FqJZMl https://ift.tt/2QOFa8R The Verge November 25, 2019 at 08:12AM