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DC police launch e-vehicle crackdown amid spike in traffic fatalities
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Traffic fatalities are up more than 62% compared to the same time last year, according to D.C. police. It’s why a new initiative has been launched to help reduce the number of electric scooter and bike accidents and deadly collisions.
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The Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday that it is zooming in on its focus and street-safety outreach on e-bikes and e-scooters across the city, following a rise in deadly crashes.
D.C. police launched a safety outreach initiative targeting dangerous e-scooter and e-bike riding, focusing on heavily congested areas through the end of the year.
One week after a D.C. official died in an electric scooter crash on Capitol Hill, police launched an outreach campaign focused on e-bike and e-scooter safety.
Traffic fatalities are up more than 62% compared to the same time last year, according to D.C. police. It’s why a new initiative has been launched to help reduce the number of electric scooter and bike accidents and deadly collisions.
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