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Seattle to get beeping Spin scooters

Jul 16, 2021, 5:29 PM | Updated: Jul 19, 2021, 5:43 am

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(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

You might start hearing beeping coming from some of Seattle’s electric rental scooters.

About 1,000 Spin scooters are hitting town, equipped with a system that makes noise when a rider is on a sidewalk, which is forbidden, or if the scooter gets parked incorrectly.

No word yet on what to do if you have a pile of beeping scooters outside your window while you are trying to sleep.

Seattle is one of the first cities in the country testing audible e-scooters.

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