LA approves rules for thousands of scooters, with a 15-mph speed limit and aid for low-income riders
by Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times
Sep 05, 2018
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the city's first set of rules for the companies that have deposited thousands of electric scooters on sidewalks in neighborhoods from the Westside to Koreatown.
The council created a one-year program to allow any company to apply for a permit to deploy up to 10,500 scooters. The temporary rules will give transportation officials time to tinker with the policies before lawmakers approve a permanent plan, they
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