In the months before their rapture, the scooters puzzled, infatuated, and infuriated residents.
Those who dared to try them discovered a whimsical and cheap way to get around. Non-riders saw a swarm of locusts devouring precious inches of sidewalk and street, backed by companies that were the epitome of tech-bro arrogance.
The city panicked, ordering that all scooters be removed.