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Aside from the fact that one needs to be licensed for them, obey some generally accepted rules of the road, and "abandon" their vehicles in an orderly fashion.
by et-al 9y ago
Aside from the fact that one needs to be licensed for them, obey some generally accepted rules of the road, and "abandon" their vehicles in an orderly fashion.
I understand we're going through the growing-pains period with these dockless vehicles, but Lime, Spin, and Bird have no excuses for not taking any precautions against this. Especially Lime since we've seen issues with dockless bikes in China before they were brought here. The reason why these companies don't care is because their bikes/push-scooters are so cheap to manufacturer. They've basically created disposable vehicles.
So I'm glad lawmakers are doing something about this. And yes, of course there are other issues we need to tackle for SF sidewalks with feces and needles.
- vkou 9y ago> and "abandon" their vehicles in an orderly fashion. Never mind that we set aside large parts of our public space for people to curbside park. If we were to set aside two parking spots per block for bicycles, you wouldn't have any problems with them being left on sidewalks.
- et-al 9y agoI agree, but the point was about the weak comparison in the snarky Slate post. Like I said, we're in a transition phase in American cities. More people are willing to ride bikes (and e-scooters) these days. And with these changing needs, cities will replace car parking spots with bicycle/e-scooter/motorcycle parking.