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After deadly wrecks, Atlanta bans electric scooters at night

City sees fourth death from accidents

A man rides a electric scooter Thursday in Atlanta. Atlanta is banning electric scooters during nighttime hours during a deadly summer for riders. In Atlanta, three riders have died since May in crashes that involved a public bus, an SUV and a car. Police in the Atlanta suburb of East Point say a fourth rider was killed there Tuesday in a collision involving his scooter and a truck. - photo by Associated Press

scooters — A man rides a electric scooter Thursday in Atlanta. Atlanta is banning electric scooters during nighttime hours during a deadly summer for riders. In Atlanta, three riders have died since May in crashes that involved a public bus, an SUV and a car. Police in the Atlanta suburb of East Point say a fourth rider was killed there Tuesday in a collision involving his scooter and a truck. - photo by Associated Press

ATLANTA — Atlanta is banning electric scooters in the nighttime hours during what's been a deadly summer for riders.

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