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\n BOSTON (AP) \u2014 A soaring demand for food delivered fast has spawned small armies of couriers \u2014 and increasing alarm \u2014 in big cities where scooters, motorcycles and mopeds zip in and out of traffic and hop onto pedestrian-filled sidewalks as their drivers race to drop off salads and sandwiches. Officials in Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., have started cracking down on delivery companies by issuing warning letters, seizing illegally registered or driven vehicles, and launching special street patrols to enforce speed limits. The pushback is not limited to the U.S.: There have also been a series of crackdowns in London and other British cities.For their part, the delivery companies have pledged to work with city officials to ensure that all of their drivers operate both legally and safely.In a letter this week to food delivery companies DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber, Boston officials cited an \u201calarming increase in unlawful and dangerous operation of motorcycles, mopeds and motorized scooters\u201d that they said put the drivers, other motorists and pedestrians \u201cin imminent danger.\u201d <\/p>\n
The letter alleged that some drivers were operating unregistered vehicles and breaking traffic laws, and warned of an imminent crackdown on the vehicles. It also demanded that the companies explain how they can ensure their drivers are operating safely. The Massachusetts State Police said they identified dozens of mopeds and scooters that were improperly registered or being operated by unlicensed drivers. Fourteen illegal mopeds and scooters were seized Wednesday in one Boston neighborhood alone.<\/p>\n
In New York City, authorities have seized 13,000 scooters and mopeds so far this year; on Wednesday, they crushed more than 200 illegal mopeds and other delivery vehicles. Authorities in Washington, D.C., meanwhile, launched a program Wednesday called Operation Ride Right to ensure drivers of two-wheeled vehicles are complying with the law. Since it began, authorities have made five arrests and impounded 17 mopeds. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey have terrorized many of our pedestrians, particularly our senior and older adults,\u201d New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday at an event in which motorized two-wheeled delivery vehicles were destroyed. \u201cRiders who think the rules don\u2019t apply to them, they\u2019re going to see an aggressive enforcement policy that\u2019s in place.\u201d<\/p>\n
When food delivery services had their major resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic, most drivers used cars to deliver their fare. That led to increased traffic congestion, prompting a shift to motorcycles and other two-wheeled modes of transportation.The drivers, many of them immigrants from Latin American countries but also from West Africa and South Asia, say they are just trying to earn a living and are providing a service that gets customers their food fast. \u201cWe\u2019re not all bad,\u201d said Luis L\u00f3pez, a delivery driver from the Dominican Republic who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday from his motorcycle in an area of multiple fast-food restaurants near the Boston Public Library. \u201cWe come to work, to earn a living, pay the rent and send something to our families.\u201d <\/p>\n
L\u00f3pez, who came to the U.S. about three years ago, acknowledged that some drivers are unlicensed or driving unregistered vehicles, and he\u2019s seen them running red lights and onto sidewalks, menacing pedestrians. Some people are so reckless that they\u2019re also putting other delivery drivers at risk, he said. He said he was among a group of 10 delivery drivers outside a Chick-fil-A on Thursday night when a police officer approached them with a flyer describing how to register their scooters and mopeds. The whole group agreed to do just that.\u201cWe have to respect the law,\u201d he said, speaking in Spanish. \u201cWe are going to respect the law so that they let us work here.\u201dDrivers of motorized two-wheeled vehicles are coming under much more scrutiny than was faced years ago by other gig workers in cars, such as Uber and Lyft drivers, because they can more easily violate traffic laws, said Hilary Robinson, an associate professor of law and sociology at Northeastern University.<\/p>\n
The switch to the vehicles \u201cis really an attempt to make low-wage, high-risk labor available so that all of us can have cheap goods and services,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cIt\u2019s perhaps one of the reasons why people are starting to realize that there really is no such thing as a free lunch.\u201dWilliam Medina, a delivery worker in New York who is also an organizing leader with the Los Deliveristas Unidos Campaign, blames the delivery companies. \u201cThis is a problem that started because the companies force you to complete the deliveries from far distances,\u201d he said in a telephone interview Friday. Medina started out delivering food on a bicycle, switched to an electric bike, and now is using a moped to make the longer trips.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you have to complete the delivery 6 miles, 7 miles, you have to complete it,\u201d he said.Among those advocating for tougher enforcement in Boston is City Councilor Edward Flynn, who said on Facebook that it \u201ccan no longer be the Wild West on the streets of Boston.\u201d\u201cEveryone using city roads needs to abide by the rules of the road. If you\u2019re able to go 25 mph like a car \u2014 you should be licensed, registered, and carry liability insurance in the event of an accident and injury,\u201d he wrote.Some Boston residents are supportive of tougher action against the scooters.\u201cI get frustrated when they don\u2019t follow the traffic laws,\u201d said Anne Kirby, a 25-year-old student having lunch in a Boston neighborhood within a few hundred feet of several scooters. \u201cI feel like I almost get hit every day when they go through the crosswalk when it\u2019s not their turn to go.\u201dBut Jaia Samuel, a 25-year-old hospital worker from Boston, was more conflicted. She said she agreed that delivery scooters can be dangerous, but she also acknowledged that she relies heavily on delivery services for her food.\u201cI do think it\u2019s unsafe to an extent, the weaving in between cars and the not stopping for red lights,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I feel like everybody should be able to make a living, so who am I to say anything? It would be unfortunate for me. I would be taking a hit with the crackdown on them. I order a lot of Uber Eats, DoorDash.\u201dThree major food delivery services have pledged to work with officials and neighborhood advocates to address the problem.\u201cThe overwhelming majority of Dashers do the right thing and like all drivers must follow the rules of the road. If they don\u2019t, then they face consequences \u2014 just like anyone else,\u201d DoorDash said in a statement Wednesday.Grubhub said its employees already agree to obey all local traffic laws. \u201cWhile enforcement of the law is best handled by the police, we take safety seriously and will take action to address any reports of unsafe driving,\u201d the company said in a statement Thursday.___Associated Press writers Michael Warren in Decatur, Georgia, and Lisa J. Adams Wagner in Evans, Georgia, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
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