Mountain View to motorized scooter companies: not so fast
(WorldNews Business)

Citing serious safety issues caused by electric scooters in cities across the Bay Area, Mountain View has decided to temporarily ban the devices. Although the city plans to launch a pilot program in early 2020, city staff says the ban will give them time to determine how to regulate the e-scooter operators moving forward. “The temporary moratorium gives us the opportunity to craft regulations to address issues that we’ve heard other cities have experienced,” Mayor Lisa Matichak said in an interview. “In particular, I want to make sure the...