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>> I KNOW JUMP DOES NOT WHAT ANYONE USING THEIR BIKES OR SCOOTERS IF THEY ARE NOT 18 ARE OLDER SO THAT IS ANOTHER RED FLAG, THESE KIDS SHOULD NOT BE USING THESE BIKES AT ALL. ; SHE SPOTTED THIS, A MAN RIDING A BIKE WITH A CHILD HANGING ONTO THE BACK. FOLLOWED BY WHAT IS APPEARED TO BE THREE CHILDREN, ALL ON JUMP LIKES, NONE WEARING HELMETS. >> THERE IS NO OVERSIGHT AS TO WHO IS USING THE APP TO UNLOCK THESE BIKES. EMILY: ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD TO WRITE A BICYCLE OR SCOOTER. DUNCAN SAID SHE SEES KIDS WRITING THE POPULAR BIKES ALL THE TIME. >> I AM SEEING CHILDREN USING THESE BIKES TO GO TO SCHOOL, TO RIDE AROUND TOWN BY HAVING A GOOD TIME AND NO ONE KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE WHETHER OR NOT IT IS AN ADULT CHECKING THIS OUT OR A KID. EMILY: DUNCAN HOPES THE CITY WILL DO MORE TO REGULATE THE COMPANIES. JIM PIKE RECOMMENDS EVERYONE WEAR HELMET BUT SOME SAY IT IS RARE. >> HARDLY SEEN ANYONE WEAR HELMET. >> NOT ONE. EMILY: IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE JUMP BIKES ARRIVED. THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO INCREASE SPEEDS. THE MONEY WILL COVER COSTS THE CITY SPENDS TO CLEAR BIKES AND SCOOTERS OFF SIDEWALKS, INSTALL MORE BY CRACK’S COMMAND CREATE SPACES TO STORE THEM. GOOD NEWS TO SOME JUMP BIKERS. >> I LOVE USING IT, IT IS SUPER CHEAP AND REALLY FUN. EMILY: THOSE FEES PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL EARLIER WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE COMPANIES LIKE JUMP BIKE, NO WORD ON WHETHER THE COMPANIES WILL INCREASE PRICES FOR USERS. I REACHED OUT