Uneasy road ahead for escooters


New way to get around: People riding ebikes at Armenian Street in George Town, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Authorities can set rules but enforcing them to make sure businesses and individuals toe the line is quite another thing.

This is clear in Penang because even though electric scooters are banned, the joy of effortlessly gliding through the streets on personal mobility vehicles is too much of an allure for tourists, and despite all efforts, it is not easy for the local authority to stop their use.

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