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I'm a Brisbane CBD pedestrian. Part of the issue is that there is no designated area so they are left either perpendicular to the curb on the road side of the
by dwd 8y ago
I'm a Brisbane CBD pedestrian.
Part of the issue is that there is no designated area so they are left either perpendicular to the curb on the road side of the footpath or next to the wall on the shopfront side.
I would assume Lime got a permit so Police can't simply hand out fines for obstructing the footpath.
The speed issue is also an issue but mainly of educating riders - I was almost run over last week when I started to move sideways hearing a scooter passing from behind on one side and narrowly avoided being hit by a second scooter passing on the other side - both traveling at full speed.
You don't see cyclists riding fast on the footpath where there are pedestrians - scooter riders don't seem to follow that etiquette. I much prefer the laws in Victoria where only children are allowed to ride on the footpath.
Is it because it is a paid service that they appear to feel entitled to go fast or weave in and out of pesdestrians where a cyclist would often dismount or go on the road?
- NamTaf 8y agoThey're legally forbidden on roads and even in the bike lanes [1]. I can understand the road lanes, but I think it's a bit insane to keep them from bike lanes. Either way, both the police and Lime (via the app) specifically direct people to only ride them on the footpaths. edit for source: [1]: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-23/the-rules-around-scooter-sharing-in-australia/10639170 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-23/the-rules-around-scoo...
- dwd 8y agoNot allowing them to use bike lanes seems crazy but I guess that doesn't fit the idea of them being a last mile option. It takes 10-15min to walk Central Station to Eagle St so a scooter replacing a taxi/rideshare/bus and getting there in 5min makes sense. Bike lanes in the CBD would be a good idea - instead we have bus lanes.
- throwaway_391 8y agoI used to feel the same way until I realised the caliber of both the cyclists and drivers in the ACT meant that permitting riding on footpaths would save a considerable amount of lives.
- dwd 8y agoCyclists and cars don't mix. In fact any time you have a significant difference in the speed vehicles are travelling you will have issues, whether a bicycle, motor scooter or a car travelling well under the speed limit on an open road.