I'm curious about the arrests, there isn't much to go on here. I used to live in a US state that required no licensing or insurance for mopeds so it seems good to enforce something like this. In that state, they were called liquor cycles...
US state that required no licensing or insurance for mopeds
What. The. Fuck. Here you can done for dui on a lawn mower if you’re silly enough to drive it on a public road. Which I’m completely fine with. Having random lunatics ride around on e scooter is dangerous as it is, mopeds is wild.
During the two-week crackdown, officials arrested 81 people, impounded 273 scooters and issued 161 notices or tickets.
I’d like clarity as well. They impounded 273 vehicles. They arrested, warned, and ticketed 242 people. So what 31 people they were like you’ve got a license, insurance, and a helmet…have a nice day! Are the percentages really that bad for legal drivers versus illegal or are 31 people lucky to get the cop that was tired of writing official warnings?
Also what separated a warning versus a ticket or even more extreme, being arrested? Were they arrested related to the moped or did they have other things on their record…it’s just very vague.