The context, stated in the article, is "crackdown on unsafe cyclists". This is in part an intervention.
In Washington DC last year, people finally were fed up with all the psycho moped riders zipping around. When the police investigated, the said the city only had 150 registered mopeds, which were most likely not the offending vehicles. So they took trucks around the city and checked every moped, seized 500 on sight, and arrested 129 people. These were unregistered (a crime/misdemeanor), and they were all operated by unauthorized immigrants.
The response from a DC "community organizer"? "It's an education issue".
By the way, they never bothered enforcing electric bikes/scooters, and they don't need a license or helmets.
In Washington DC last year, people finally were fed up with all the psycho moped riders zipping around. When the police investigated, the said the city only had 150 registered mopeds, which were most likely not the offending vehicles. So they took trucks around the city and checked every moped, seized 500 on sight, and arrested 129 people. These were unregistered (a crime/misdemeanor), and they were all operated by unauthorized immigrants.
The response from a DC "community organizer"? "It's an education issue".
By the way, they never bothered enforcing electric bikes/scooters, and they don't need a license or helmets.
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/investigations/dc-police-...