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Why not keep the scooters in the cars. Grab one on the way out, leave it behind when you get home. Request an uber with a scooter in it. There will have to be s

Why not keep the scooters in the cars. Grab one on the way out, leave it behind when you get home. Request an uber with a scooter in it. There will have to be some leveling between cars but that’s surely easier than blanketing the city.

r00fus 8y ago
Why would I need a scooter when the uber takes me door to door. Mass transit would benefit better from a scooter partnership.
- tweedledee 8y ago
  For carpooling where you’d normally walk the final portion. Also for multiple destinations with short hops between them.
usaar333 8y ago
Not sure exactly what you are thinking, but I do think empowering Uber drivers to relocate scooters to high demand areas (where the driver tends to also go) would make a lot of sense.
strig 8y ago
The cars could charge the scooters as well.
kevinmgranger 8y ago
I think docked bike shares had the following problems: - they were spaced too far apart - they weren't in residential areas The dockless bikes, and scooters, were a response to that. We could go back to using docks if we solved those two problems. Or what if there was a hybrid approach, incentivising users who brought their bike / scooter to a dock by making the ride cheaper or free?
- sloanesturz 8y ago
  We have a hybrid approach like this in San Francisco - it's called Scoot and it is like an electric Vespa, not a push scooter or a pedal-assist bike. You drive it in traffic lanes like a car or motorcycle. You can park them on the street in a regular parking spot (in most neighborhoods), or park them in a garage charging spot and get $1 off your ride. If you return a sidewalk-parked Scoot that is almost out of power, then your ride is free. It works pretty well and the pricing seems pretty fair.
  - Camillo 8y ago
    It's funny, even though I've known about Scoot for a while, and I see their vehicles sometimes (relatively rarely, and in random residential neighborhoods), I've never had the slightest interest in trying it. The electric push-scooters were available for a much shorter time, but I did try them. I wonder why. Perhaps Scoot just looks like a much bigger hurdle? If I'm going to rent this big thing, put on a helmet and everything, then I might as well just call a Uber and call it a day? I don't know.
- jonlucc 8y ago
  In my city, the docked bikes are $8 for a day pass. That's way too high an entry point for me to ride to lunch a little farther than I can walk. Not to mention that I might get on a bike and find my destination rack full, therefore having to go to the next nearest dock to try to end my ride (and walk that distance on foot). A more economical choice is the $80/yr pass, but that's also a very steep entry point.
  - walshemj 8y ago
    Your probably not the market in London its mostly commuters where $80 is trivial compared to the several k that your season ticket
    - chii 8y ago
      You could just buy a bike for 80 bucks (albeit a poor quality one).
      - tomjakubowski 8y ago
        And then you have to keep it somewhere whenever you ride it some place.
        walshemj 8y ago
        As its only £80 just park it on the street with a couple of decent locks.

r00fus 8y ago

Why would I need a scooter when the uber takes me door to door. Mass transit would benefit better from a scooter partnership.

tweedledee 8y ago
For carpooling where you’d normally walk the final portion. Also for multiple destinations with short hops between them.

usaar333 8y ago

Not sure exactly what you are thinking, but I do think empowering Uber drivers to relocate scooters to high demand areas (where the driver tends to also go) would make a lot of sense.

strig 8y ago

The cars could charge the scooters as well.

kevinmgranger 8y ago

I think docked bike shares had the following problems: - they were spaced too far apart - they weren't in residential areas The dockless bikes, and scooters, were a response to that. We could go back to using docks if we solved those two problems. Or what if there was a hybrid approach, incentivising users who brought their bike / scooter to a dock by making the ride cheaper or free?

sloanesturz 8y ago
We have a hybrid approach like this in San Francisco - it's called Scoot and it is like an electric Vespa, not a push scooter or a pedal-assist bike. You drive it in traffic lanes like a car or motorcycle. You can park them on the street in a regular parking spot (in most neighborhoods), or park them in a garage charging spot and get $1 off your ride. If you return a sidewalk-parked Scoot that is almost out of power, then your ride is free. It works pretty well and the pricing seems pretty fair.
- Camillo 8y ago
  It's funny, even though I've known about Scoot for a while, and I see their vehicles sometimes (relatively rarely, and in random residential neighborhoods), I've never had the slightest interest in trying it. The electric push-scooters were available for a much shorter time, but I did try them. I wonder why. Perhaps Scoot just looks like a much bigger hurdle? If I'm going to rent this big thing, put on a helmet and everything, then I might as well just call a Uber and call it a day? I don't know.
jonlucc 8y ago
In my city, the docked bikes are $8 for a day pass. That's way too high an entry point for me to ride to lunch a little farther than I can walk. Not to mention that I might get on a bike and find my destination rack full, therefore having to go to the next nearest dock to try to end my ride (and walk that distance on foot). A more economical choice is the $80/yr pass, but that's also a very steep entry point.
- walshemj 8y ago
  Your probably not the market in London its mostly commuters where $80 is trivial compared to the several k that your season ticket
  - chii 8y ago
    You could just buy a bike for 80 bucks (albeit a poor quality one).
    - tomjakubowski 8y ago
      And then you have to keep it somewhere whenever you ride it some place.
      - walshemj 8y ago
        As its only £80 just park it on the street with a couple of decent locks.