Vancouver e-scooter riders overwhelmingly don’t wear helmets, police find
Vancouver police were busy in September, cracking down on e-scooter riders who were not following the rules. Police said that since Sept. 4, there were 1,226 tickets handed out.
Vancouver police issued 1,226 tickets to e-scooter riders in September for violating the rules, according to Insp. Stephanie Willoughby of the Vancouver Police Department. Among those stopped, 920 riders were not wearing helmets, resulting in 167 tickets and 753 warnings. Riding on sidewalks led to 22 tickets and 159 warnings, while riding double or with a passenger resulted in two tickets and 82 warnings. The safety blitz continues through the weekend.
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