NY scooter operator ups safety with helmet selfies and quizzes after rider deaths

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A ride-on electric scooter operator in New York is taking steps to up its safety game after a series of fatal crashes. Shared electric moped company Revel suspended operations in New York last month after a spate of safety violations and three fatal crashes. The company also suspended 1,000 users from its service for flaunting its safety rules. [Read: The US could save over $70B if it switched to electric vehicles] Now, Revel is looking to relaunch in the city and is doing so with some new features which it hopes will increase the safety of its platform, Electrek reports.…

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