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Friday 8 March 1963

A woman can now know if she is pregnant two hours after taking a new test. This while-you-wait test costs £2 2s at the Family Centre run by the London Foundation for Marriage Education.

After twelve hours, the Duchess of Argyll completed her evidence in the divorce action brought by the Duke. The Duchess is accused of multiple acts of adultery. The hearing continues today.

“What can Denver do to make rentable e-scooters and e-bikes safer for riders, pedestrians and everyone else?

That’s the question Denver City Council members will take up Monday when Councilmember Chris Hinds presents his vision for a new set of scooter rules.”

#Transportation #Mobility #UrbanMobility #Scooters #UrbanPlanning

denverite.com/2025/02/22/denve

Denverite · Denver lawmaker wants speedy scooters off sidewalksA City Council committee will take up the issue on Monday.

The Montgomery County Department of , in collaboration with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (), is offering adult bike classes in , and for residents.

The🚲 classes include both 'Learn to Ride' and 'Basic Skills' classes.

MCDOT also will offer four , walk-up scooter🛴 classes following select bike classes.

To register▶️ www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mc

I am trying to keep an open mind on the Lime that are for rent across our city, , because of the potential. But yesterday I personally moved FIVE of them off the middle of our multiuse trails. One was left in the exact middle of an intersection of two trails, blocking both trails.

What is it about either the scooters or their riders that causes so many to be abandoned in such inconvenient and unsafe manners? How do we address without stifling micromobility?

@Streetsblog Op-Ed: Op-Ed: Paris Scooter Ban Is a Step Backward For Sustainable Transport

> But of course, there will be no forthcoming referendum on the legality of automobiles in Paris, the transport mode that by far causes the most damage, both in terms of roadside fatalities, and the fouling of the air all Parisians breathe, ranking the city near the worst in all of Europe.

usa.streetsblog.org/2023/04/03