Thousands of new electric, shared scooters and bikes will descend on Sacramento in the coming months, and the city wants to make sure people follow the rules of the road when using them.
On Wednesday, the city began holding “enforcement pop-ups” in Midtown as part of a public education safety campaign to teach riders the rules before writing tickets.
Police were staged at three intersections where the bikes and scooters are often seen — and seen doing things they shouldn't.
Jennifer Donlon-Wyant, the city's transportation planning manager, says complaints indicate that current users of the Jump bikes and scooters might need some tips.
She says the campaign is about "educating folks who may not know that they can't scoot on the sidewalk, or they can't just park a scooter or bike wherever they'd like to.”
There are currently more than a thousand bikes and scooters operating on the streets. Jump, which is owned by Uber, is also in for some competition: Four new companies are expected to get approval soon to operate in the city.
Donlon-Wyant says she expects roughly 5,000 bikes and scooters on city streets by the end of the year, with a plan to spread those out beyond the central grid.
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