Read: “Setting smart rules of the road for scooters” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/setting-smart-rules-of-the-road-for-e-scooters/2018/09/25/7d9ab828-c02a-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html...

Read: “Setting smart rules of the road for scooters”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/setting-smart-rules-of-the-road-for-e-scooters/2018/09/25/7d9ab828-c02a-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html
Respond: Can you identify clues as to who the potential audience(s) were for "Setting smart rules of the road for scooters"? Who might the audience(s) be? List 2-3 clues that you see and start to think of explanations for why you see these as being signs the author was targeting this audience or audiences (there might be more than one--if so, point that out and identify the clues that tell you that). Write a response that is at least 250 words. You don't need to answer all of the questions. Just consider them as you write.
Questions to consider as you think about potential audiences:
Is the author addressing a specific person or group?If not, is the author invoking an audience or creating a composite sketch of common beliefs?Where do you see evidence for this in the text?What knowledge, beliefs, and positions does the audience bring to the subject-at-hand?What does the audience know or not know about the subject?What does the audience need or expect from the writer and text?When, where, and how will the audience encounter the text and how has the text—and its content—responded to this?What roles or personas (e.g., insider/outsider or expert/novice) does the writer create for the audience? Where are these personas presented in the text and why?How should/has the audience influenced the development of the text?