Denver resident Mike Miller was walking on a downtown sidewalk recently when he was passed by a Veo scooter rider traveling at full speed on the sidewalk as the scooter was simultaneously blasting the “Do not ride on sidewalks” warning.
In a letter to Denver Veo Policy and Partnerships Manager Rebekah Hernandez obtained by The Denver Gazette, Miller stated that the rider was wearing headphones, never acknowledged him, and missed striking him by “a narrow margin.”
Veo, a Santa Monica-based micromobility company, is just 90 days into its three-year license agreement with the City and County of Denver, and for downtown residents who gathered at a Council District 10 town hall on Thursday, illegally parked scooters and concerns for pedestrian safety are growing…