MUSE MAGAZINE
I SPENT MY SUMMER RUNNING AN ILLEGAL BUSINESS By Taylor Ball
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TAYLOR BALL Let me start by saying, no, I did not sell drugs. No, I didn’t start a crime ring. Nor did I dabble in prostitution. As far as illegal startups go, this business looked more like a goody-two-shoes who got caught stealing a tube of cheap lipstick than a hardened criminal. I’ll spare the suspense: I started an electric scooter tour company in Vancouver. I know, it feels like clickbait. Nonetheless, e-scooters are technically “not legal” under the Motor Vehicle 10
Act as they don’t have the pedals needed to be considered an e-bike. So electric scooters (and electrics skateboards for that matter) are illegal by default. I come from a family of entrepreneurs. Both my parents are Queen’s Commerce alumni and have a deep, relentless desire to innovate. Inspired by the popularity of low-rise jeans in the early 2000s and one too many plumber butt sightings, my mom started an underwear
