E-scooters aren’t legal anywhere in Pennsylvania, but that hasn’t kept thousands of people across the commonwealth from using the two-wheeled electric vehicles to get around on public streets and sidewalks.
At the same time, the lack of a regulatory framework means companies offering e-scooters as shared micromobility devices in cities around the United States can’t operate in Pennsylvania.
“We are basically allowing for a free for all, because people are legally allowed to purchase e-scooters in Pennsylvania, but they’re not legally allowed to ride them,” state Rep. Emily Kinkead (D-Allegheny) said in a hearing Monday on her legislation that she said would close a “huge gap” in the law…