Sounds about right. Also illegal.

What state?

North Carolina?

I know. I have NodeBB as a backup.

I imagine that was part of it, but I doubt it's the actual main reason. More of a post justification.

Or if you just ignore federal courts, which seems to be the current fashion.

This is why some cities have banned the rental services. Paris has plenty of electric scooters, but they banned the rental services. Keeps the benefits of the scooters for micro mobility, but no scooters lying everywhere.