Modern Vespa

I was in Boston for meetings this week. Yesterday I decided to walk from the Prudential Center to North Station, about two miles. I saw at least four scooter riders ripping up Newbury St. without a helmet (state law) and another two riders pushed to the front of a red light and proceeded to speed through the busy crosswalk, forcing pedestrians to scramble out of the way, myself included.

I grew up just north of the city and do not recall such brazen midday shenanigans. Is this a thing now?

yeah, unfortunately that's a thing every so often - i'm not downtown as much these days, but i agree that it's pretty obnoxious.

If you like that then you'll love the chaos in NYC. And for as bad as it is with scooters, cagers are feeling as least as entitled to similar recklessness and abandon.