Those people will have to wait at least another year to find out if there's someplace they can ride without jeopardy. The issue will be studied for a year before another attempt is made to pass regulations for motorized scooters. That's disappointing to many.
All scooters meet California emission standards, which are stricter than Washington's.
Legislators who led the charge for scooter laws also are disappointed. It passed the Senate. However, another sponsored by Rep. Mike Cooper, D-Edmonds, never made it out of the House Transportation Committee. When Costa's bill came over, it languished in the Transportation Committee, Cooper said. Cooper said the battle came down to an argument over whether to set an age limit for using the machines and if helmets would be required.