A third Lime scooter takeover is planned for Saturday night in Seattle, with hundreds of riders expected to meet near the Pioneer Square Pergola on Yesler Way at 8 p.m., according to KUOW. The event follows two previous takeovers this month that flooded downtown streets with riders, most of them teens and young adults without helmets.
KIRO fill-in hosts Angela Poe Russell and Jim Dever said the city’s response isn’t matching the scale of the problem.
“The maximum fine for improper scooter riding and parking was only $20,” Russell said on “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio. “That’s the price of a burrito. And they increased it to $50, and I’m just like, guys. If they really want to deter it, they’re going to have to really make a penalty that counts.”…