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Electric scooter startup Bird wants to make it legal to ride scooters on the sidewalk

Electric scooter startup Bird wants to make it legal to ride scooters on the sidewalk

San Francisco has been flooded with electric scooters from startups that think the internet-connected vehicles could be the next big thing in local transportation. Backed by more than $250 million in venture capital funding, Bird, LimeBike, and Spin have dumped hundreds of scooters for adults on the city in recent weeks, much to the chagrin…