An e-scooter trial used thousands of times in a matter of days has been halted after riders mounted pavements and zipped through shopping areas, sparking complaints from pedestrians. Tees Valley Combined Authorities launched the Government-backed initiative to boost the number of e-scooters on Britain’s roads, by starting with 50 vehicles in Middlesborough. It had planned … Read more
Uber and Lyft charge more per mile for riders traveling to and from non-white neighborhoods, study reveals A study analyzed millions of Uber and Lyft trips in the city of Chicago Riders traveling to and from disadvantaged areas were overcharged per mile Some of the increase were merely pennies, while others were much more However, it … Read more
Uber is giving out 600,000 packages of Clorox wipes so passengers can sanitize seats and doors before exiting Uber is sending out Clorox canisters to drivers in the US It will a store of 600,000 canisters to drivers in Chicago, Atlanta, and New York The company is also encouraging passengers to disinfect cars By James Pero … Read more
Florida’s tallest launch roller coaster, which peaks at 150 feet and hits speeds of over 60mph, welcomes its first brave riders Steel coaster Tigris is making its debut today at the Busch Gardens theme park in Tampa Bay The triple-launch ride’s 1,800ft steel track is designed to mimic the agility of a tiger The new … Read more
NYPD transit chief has coronavirus: Cop who protects city’s 5.6m daily subway riders falls ill with a fever as De Blasio warns that city’s 326 cases will dramatically increase NYPD Transit Bureau Chief Edward Delatorre tested positive for coronavirus toward the end of last week Late Sunday, Delatorre’s fever had subsided and he was resting … Read more
Uber riders and drivers will soon have the ability to text 911 in the event of an emergency when calling is not an option. The ride sharing giant launched a new in-app feature in more than two dozen cities in the US that lets users select a text option that populates key information such as … Read more