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Electric Scooters Are Causing Havoc. This Man Is Shrugging It Off

16 points by edward 9y ago

jonny_eh 9y ago
My only issue with them is when they're left in the middle of the sidewalk, or even worse, right at the corner of an intersection.
- gbhn 9y ago
  There are Bird scooters where I work in LA. They seem really cool! I see people buzzing around on them all the time. I haven't seen any sidewalk blockages or anything, but I can see how at high traffic locations that might be a thing. Why doesn't the city out a scooter rack up? For the cost of a single parking space you could stash like 50 of the things.
  - jonny_eh 9y ago
    > Why doesn't the city out a scooter rack up? These things just appeared overnight a month ago. The city has no clue what they should do about them yet.
jgh 9y ago
Travises seem to really hate local transportation bylaws.
- kthejoker2 9y ago
  Ironic, huh? From Wikipedia... Travis is mainly an English masculine given name of French origin. It is derived from the word "traverser" or "to cross", and was given to toll collectors who stood by a bridge or crossing.
Mononokay 9y ago
From what I've heard the problem is greatly exaggerated - is that assumption incorrect?
- thatswrong0 9y ago
  Yeah. Most scooters I see in SF are parked properly / out of the way. People do ride them on sidewalks, but again most people will slow down / walk them when things get too tight. When there are plenty of tent cities and bike chop shops sitting in the middle of sidewalks at the same time, it’s hard to take any complaint about scooters seriously.
- SheinhardtWigCo 9y ago
  Massively exaggerated. If you walk the streets of SF you’ll find yourself stepping over much worse than these scooters. This is about local politicians being desperate not to get Uber-ed again.
- dano 9y ago
  In the San Diego beach and North Park areas Bird, Lime bike, Ofo introduced their on-demand transport almost simultaneously. It's been a bit of a shock to the system when walking and being passed by electric scooters. Then you find Bird, Lime, and Ofo's left around in the neighborhoods for days until they're picked up by sub-contractors for re-charging and re-positing. Perhaps we'll get used to it. For the moment, it's making things a bit messy around town. The police are cracking down on the boardwalk for Bird riders without helmets and I'd expect that to get worse as the tourist season heats up. I don't see these useful services going away.

16 points by edward 9y ago

My only issue with them is when they're left in the middle of the sidewalk, or even worse, right at the corner of an intersection.

gbhn 9y ago
There are Bird scooters where I work in LA. They seem really cool! I see people buzzing around on them all the time. I haven't seen any sidewalk blockages or anything, but I can see how at high traffic locations that might be a thing. Why doesn't the city out a scooter rack up? For the cost of a single parking space you could stash like 50 of the things.
- jonny_eh 9y ago
  > Why doesn't the city out a scooter rack up? These things just appeared overnight a month ago. The city has no clue what they should do about them yet.

jgh 9y ago

Travises seem to really hate local transportation bylaws.

kthejoker2 9y ago
Ironic, huh? From Wikipedia... Travis is mainly an English masculine given name of French origin. It is derived from the word "traverser" or "to cross", and was given to toll collectors who stood by a bridge or crossing.

Mononokay 9y ago

From what I've heard the problem is greatly exaggerated - is that assumption incorrect?

thatswrong0 9y ago
Yeah. Most scooters I see in SF are parked properly / out of the way. People do ride them on sidewalks, but again most people will slow down / walk them when things get too tight. When there are plenty of tent cities and bike chop shops sitting in the middle of sidewalks at the same time, it’s hard to take any complaint about scooters seriously.
SheinhardtWigCo 9y ago
Massively exaggerated. If you walk the streets of SF you’ll find yourself stepping over much worse than these scooters. This is about local politicians being desperate not to get Uber-ed again.
dano 9y ago
In the San Diego beach and North Park areas Bird, Lime bike, Ofo introduced their on-demand transport almost simultaneously. It's been a bit of a shock to the system when walking and being passed by electric scooters. Then you find Bird, Lime, and Ofo's left around in the neighborhoods for days until they're picked up by sub-contractors for re-charging and re-positing. Perhaps we'll get used to it. For the moment, it's making things a bit messy around town. The police are cracking down on the boardwalk for Bird riders without helmets and I'd expect that to get worse as the tourist season heats up. I don't see these useful services going away.