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Theyve resolved through them and checked them. Each scooter has a unique Identification Number that needs to be of a certain size. Also the operators can identify a particular user based on the time and location they get a complaint. Theyve all agreed to a threetier system for user accountability. The first violation for sidewalk riding is a warning. The second violation is a 25 fine. And the third violation is account suspension. So we will be monitoring the complaint database to ensure theyre doing that as well. Finally on sidewalk blocking, we do require that all scooters lock to a bike rac...

I mean this is like a total disconnect with the changing world you have a giant rising power in this case china. Why would you expect the giant rising power to not want to have more control over its destiny what we should be doing in my view is trying to cultivate a sense of friendship and cooperation and we can have our differences with them if we think theyre doing something in trade that we dont like lets have it out with them but this saber rattling is the worst thing we can possibly do was it would like. To show 2 you know all world that america is back bigger and better ads sure that nab...

Commissioner stephanie. Just on rider accountability, not the company, but rider accountability for the person whos violating and riding the scooter on the sidewalk or has two people on the scooter or is putting the scooter on its side on the sidewalk or parking it obstructing the sidewalk, what is the accountability for the rider and what are we doing to enforce it through our own means, not through the operator. On the parking side, it is a violation of the transportation code to park a scooter improperly. That is something that can be enforced by the sfmta and we do Issue Citations for impr...

Companies to discipline those that are riding on the sidewalk by not allowing them to use it again . We have asked the companies that same question. What weve been told is the accuracy of g. P. S. Equipment right now is plus or minus 6 to 10 feet and thats not accurate in most cases to pin down what is or is not sidewalk riding to do user enforcement or penalties. Theyve all promised to continue to develop that technology. I dont know when it would be available. So in the meantime were doing the best we can with the tools we have. If there are more Technology Tools out there for automatically ...

That bill is in the Transportation Committee this afternoon. I will be racing staff back to the committee to be there to help make sure that that bill moves. It looks to be in very good shape so we expect that bill to move on. In addition, with regard to the state budget, overall the transportation budget was very, very boring, both houses simply were adopted with what the governor proposed in the number of different categories. There was very little in conference committee. But it i will just point out that with respect to. Chairman brinkman , resources, 2 billion was provided for state and l...