A Bird scooters narrowly misses being crushed by a truck in a downtown Columbia alley. Lucas Owens Sometimes the scooters land in their designated parking spaces, tucked away in bike racks and sidewalk spaces. But often, they end up discarded in alleys or in the path of pedestrians. The Birds, last seen in Columbia in November 2019, come with a set of regulations listed in the Bird app. Riders must wear a helmet, park in designated spaces, carry a valid driverâs license and stay on the road and off sidewalks. A Friday morning walk up Ninth Street in Columbia showed these regulations are often ignored. Helmet-less riders cruised up and down the downtown sidewalks. A truck parking in an alley nearly crushed an improperly-parked scooter. Despite designated parking zones being set up, scooters were still seen on and in the middle of many sidewalks.