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lmao. So many of these dumb problems would be solved if they worked with cities and created a docked system, but no I guess that's too boring and not ~disrupti

lmao. So many of these dumb problems would be solved if they worked with cities and created a docked system, but no I guess that's too boring and not ~disruptive~ enough.

tapland 8y ago
Problem with docked system is that it isn't nearly as handy. We got scooters in my town yesterday and there are multiple in each block already, whereas the bike docks the city has are spaced reasonably close (bus stop distance) but that prohibits people from going to get them since walking to the dock and back takes as much time as the bike commute.
cycrutchfield 8y ago
Docked systems have been tried and consumers do not prefer them.
- orbifold 8y ago
  It works really well in Paris and where I live as well.
  - gomox 8y ago
    Actually the system in Paris barely works anymore.
    - aweb 8y ago
      Nope, it took some time but it now works correctly. I use it daily.
- pavel_lishin 8y ago
  Works ok in New York. I would obviously prefer a dockless system, but I would also prefer free money, a jetpack and a machine that magically manifests sandwiches on demand.
- Tiktaalik 8y ago
  nope
sschueller 8y ago
Exactly, and it doesn't need to be docked only. Rewards riders if they drop the scooter off at a dock but don't make it a requirement.
beerlord 8y ago
Who whole point of escooter rental is to be dockless. You need to be able to leave the scooter anywhere.
adrianmonk 8y ago
Hoarding takes a certain percentage of scooters out of play. For purposes of discussion let's say it's 20%. You can solve this problem by adding more 25% more scooters. Or you can solve it by adding docks all over the place. But docks cost money to build. And you need them in as many locations as possible; otherwise, your service no longer offers the convenience that is its main selling point. And, like with parking spaces, you can never have 100% utilization of docks. For every scooter, you need multiple spaces in docks. So, I would not take it for granted that docks would actually be the most efficient way to solve this problem.
randyrand 8y ago
Docking sucks. I used to use docked bikes daily and was constantly frustrated. I hope they solve this.

lmao. So many of these dumb problems would be solved if they worked with cities and created a docked system, but no I guess that's too boring and not ~disruptive~ enough.

tapland 8y ago

Problem with docked system is that it isn't nearly as handy. We got scooters in my town yesterday and there are multiple in each block already, whereas the bike docks the city has are spaced reasonably close (bus stop distance) but that prohibits people from going to get them since walking to the dock and back takes as much time as the bike commute.

cycrutchfield 8y ago

Docked systems have been tried and consumers do not prefer them.

orbifold 8y ago
It works really well in Paris and where I live as well.
- gomox 8y ago
  Actually the system in Paris barely works anymore.
  - aweb 8y ago
    Nope, it took some time but it now works correctly. I use it daily.
pavel_lishin 8y ago
Works ok in New York. I would obviously prefer a dockless system, but I would also prefer free money, a jetpack and a machine that magically manifests sandwiches on demand.
Tiktaalik 8y ago
nope

sschueller 8y ago

Exactly, and it doesn't need to be docked only. Rewards riders if they drop the scooter off at a dock but don't make it a requirement.

beerlord 8y ago

Who whole point of escooter rental is to be dockless. You need to be able to leave the scooter anywhere.

adrianmonk 8y ago

Hoarding takes a certain percentage of scooters out of play. For purposes of discussion let's say it's 20%. You can solve this problem by adding more 25% more scooters. Or you can solve it by adding docks all over the place. But docks cost money to build. And you need them in as many locations as possible; otherwise, your service no longer offers the convenience that is its main selling point. And, like with parking spaces, you can never have 100% utilization of docks. For every scooter, you need multiple spaces in docks. So, I would not take it for granted that docks would actually be the most efficient way to solve this problem.

randyrand 8y ago

Docking sucks. I used to use docked bikes daily and was constantly frustrated. I hope they solve this.