We’ve all been tempted before…it’s late on a Friday night and you need somewhere to park. There’s a space that isn’t quite big enough and if you just moved the scooter over 6 inches, you could fit. Have you done it?

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Apparently enough people have. City Council just voted in favor of a new $38 fine for moving a scooter.

“We cannot tolerate this behavior in Seattle at a time when we want to make it easier for people to use alternative transportation,” said Councilmember Jan Drago, whose Transportation Committee recommended the measure.

I will be a scooter owner later this year and this very issue has concerned me enough that I will be renting a parking space in my apartment building in order to avoid incidents. Not only do people move scooters, but they also bump them with their cars, causing superficial and mechanical damage.

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