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It’d be great if we could forget them, actually. Paris is filled with them; they take space everywhere and a lot of people don’t drive properly because you don’
by hk__2 8y ago
It’d be great if we could forget them, actually. Paris is filled with them; they take space everywhere and a lot of people don’t drive properly because you don’t need a licence. A lot of buildings have spaces for bikes, but scooters must be left in the streets. They damage sidewalks they’re (illegally) left on due to a high weight on a small surface.
- icebraining 8y agoThey damage sidewalks they’re (illegally) left on due to a high weight on a small surface. That sounds suspect. Taking the example of a model used by one of the rent service in Paris, the Gogoro Smartscooter, that weighs 122Kg (incl. batteries), or 61Kg/tire. In comparison, a car like the Renault Zoe weighs almost 1500Kg, or 375Kg/tire. I know that bike tires are skinnier, but is it really enough to make more damage considering the weight differences?
- Lukas_Skywalker 8y agoI think the issue are not the tires but the kickstand, which i have seen sinking into the tarmac on sunny days even on light bicycles.
- tinus_hn 8y agoIf you’re worried about a 122 kg bike sinking into the tarmac, better get started banning fat women wearing high heels.
- hk__2 8y ago> If you’re worried about a 122 kg bike sinking into the tarmac, better get started banning fat women wearing high heels. Fat women weiring high heels usually don’t stand on one foot at the same place for a couple of days.
- yardie 8y agoYes. The sidewalks are asphalt. Which while it does have a viscosity approaching solid it is still liquid. A motorbike left in the same spot for weeks and months at a time will leave a dent in the sidewalk.
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- hndamien 8y agoDifferent scooters. Not talking mopeds. We are talking 7.5kgs.
- icebraining 8y agoI think you should be saying that to hk__2 above :)
- hk__2 8y agoAh. I assume you’re talking about electric kick scooters, in which case forget my comment as I was talking about regular electric scooters.