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We've got both Bird and Lime here in Atlanta. While some people act a little holier than thou, I've seen riders of all shapes, colors, and classes (determined

We've got both Bird and Lime here in Atlanta. While some people act a little holier than thou, I've seen riders of all shapes, colors, and classes (determined by dress, worn down street clothes all the way to 3 piece suits). I ride it sporadically, but not rarely. I am concerned about the fact that lots of the money is leaving the community, but at the same time it comes back from people collecting and charging them.

lovich 8y ago
Money leaving the community wasnt really a problem. Space is at a premium here and the mayors asked the companies to register their bikes/scooters and have some sort of plan of dealing with them being left all over the place. The companies response was to ignore that entirely and just drop their equipment in the city overnight and announce they were in town. They ignore the law when given the least bit of inconvenience , so why would anyone respect their property rights is the thinking that's going on.
- jpetso 8y ago
  The counter-argument to that is that the public benefit vs. compensation aspect is massively biased: http://cityobservatory.org/e-scooters-and-paying-for-roads/ http://cityobservatory.org/e-scooters-and-paying-for-roads/ I'm really not a fan of companies flouting the law, but Atlanta complaining about bad use of space by vehicles is like Trump complaining about the lack of fact-checkers in journalism. If you're going to make regulations, there should be some semblance of equitable treatment for all involved.
- gamblor956 8y ago
  The police consider the scooters to be abandoned property in jurisdictions where the scooter company did not get a permit, and are totally fine with people doing whatever they want to them. (Technically in CA and most other states you need to turn the property over to the police before it can be considered lost or abandoned by its owner.)

lovich 8y ago

Money leaving the community wasnt really a problem. Space is at a premium here and the mayors asked the companies to register their bikes/scooters and have some sort of plan of dealing with them being left all over the place. The companies response was to ignore that entirely and just drop their equipment in the city overnight and announce they were in town. They ignore the law when given the least bit of inconvenience , so why would anyone respect their property rights is the thinking that's going on.

jpetso 8y ago
The counter-argument to that is that the public benefit vs. compensation aspect is massively biased: http://cityobservatory.org/e-scooters-and-paying-for-roads/ http://cityobservatory.org/e-scooters-and-paying-for-roads/ I'm really not a fan of companies flouting the law, but Atlanta complaining about bad use of space by vehicles is like Trump complaining about the lack of fact-checkers in journalism. If you're going to make regulations, there should be some semblance of equitable treatment for all involved.
gamblor956 8y ago
The police consider the scooters to be abandoned property in jurisdictions where the scooter company did not get a permit, and are totally fine with people doing whatever they want to them. (Technically in CA and most other states you need to turn the property over to the police before it can be considered lost or abandoned by its owner.)