Why do you assume the riders are the ones throwing them in the river? And what does "so to speak" mean here? They're literally getting thrown into rivers. ht

Why do you assume the riders are the ones throwing them in the river? And what does "so to speak" mean here? They're literally getting thrown into rivers. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/spark-421-1.4973383/why-are-people-throwing-electric-scooters-in-the-water-1.4973388 https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/spark-421-1.4973383/why-are-p... https://slate.com/technology/2018/12/electric-scooter-bird-lime-lakes-rivers-environment-vandalism.html https://slate.com/technology/2018/12/electric-scooter-bird-l... https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/electric-scooters-hillsborough-river/67-05cde943-a5b7-4aff-b331-14b1e4b6a4a8 https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/electric-scooters-hi...