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"We've accepted one thing that turned out to be bad; so we must accept all future bad things". This is a snarky but accurate restatement of your (commonly prof
by morogop 8y ago
"We've accepted one thing that turned out to be bad; so we must accept all future bad things".
This is a snarky but accurate restatement of your (commonly professed) belief.
- fifnir 8y ago"Why do we keep accepting this ridiculously bad thing if we are now conscious of bad things?"
- dilap 8y agobut the scooters function in large part as as a replacement for cars. so it's replacing something with lots of problems with something with fewer problems. it's a net win. i do agree having regs to dissuade people from blocking & riding on the sidewalk with scooters seems very reasonable. once you have that i think scooters are basically problem free (except for maybe aesthetic concerns). even w/o that, i still don't see how anyone reasonable could think scooters were anywhere near the top of the list of hazards of sf streets. (perhaps they are a major inconvenience for wheelchair users?; i'd be interested in any first-hand accounts.)
- morogop 8y ago> but the scooters function in large part as as a replacement for cars. I've been playing with the scooters, and they replace long walks and short bike rides for me. My car usage is unchanged.