Scooters Gain In Popularity Despite Ban

Scooters: They were outlawed from the streets two years ago, but commuters are riding them anyway, and a city councilman wants to end the ban.

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August 14, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Hundreds of hip, young Baltimoreans have found a perfect way to zip around the city: motorized scooters that look cool, are easy to park and get 100 miles to the gallon. If only police would quit pulling them over and impounding the bikes."

Thanks to Linda LaSut

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Monday, August 5, 2002 in Sun Spot

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