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I think bird fucked up in SF by not giving clear-enough guidelines to their users (or not taking it seriously enough). People just need to treat these like a b
by xivzgrev 9y ago
I think bird fucked up in SF by not giving clear-enough guidelines to their users (or not taking it seriously enough). People just need to treat these like a bike, basically.
1) ride in the street, not on the sidewalk. The only thing that should be on sidewalks are people walking and wheelchairs (disabled people walking).
2) park it next to an area where people expect bikes to be parked, like a bike rack or parking meter or street post. but not next to a fire hydrant, someone's home/garage, in the middle of the walkway, etc. I've seen all three of those.
- scrumbledober 9y agoThey make it incredibly clear through the app before you can unlock a scooter what the rules are. They have a very well designed and simple to follow few pages of rules you have to swipe through. The problem is enforcement. Who cares if the app tells you to not ride on the sidewalks if you've seen a hundred people doing it as they ride past police officers and don't get any tickets?