Posted on: July 28, 2020 12:00 PM

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Revel suspends operation after second death in Queens

The scooter company, Revel has suspended its operation after second death. This time its in Rego Park happened around 3:15am on Woodhaven Blvd and 67th Drive. The first death was in Manhattan involving a news reporter. The ride sharing moped company reported 25 collisions as of July 5 in NYC according to NYPD. Also suspended over 2,000 riders accounts for not practicing safety measure.
This is the company's statement, "New York riders - starting today, NYC service will be shut down until further notice. We?re reviewing and strengthening our rider accountability and safety measures and communicating with city officials, and we look forward to serving you again in the near future."
This is from a watch group, "Fact is that too many Revel users treat what are de facto motorcycles like bicycles ? meaning drive through red lights, ignoring speed limits, endangering pedestrians."