A new craze has hit town. In an effort to make transport
more accessible, the town has been given a special licence to allow a
rent-a-scooter firm to operate on the roads. Overnight, these scooters were scattered
around, allowing people to unlock them with their phone to get a ride that cost
somewhere between a bus fare and a taxi ride. They were also geo-locked so that
the motor would cut out to stop you from riding out of town, or going in restricted
areas like dual carriageways and pedestrianised areas. The app required you to
have a provisional licence to unlock the scooter, though you could always get
someone else to register it for you. The law also required you to wear a helmet;
though the only way that you could prove that was to snap a photo of yourself
wearing one after the ride to get credit afterwards.
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