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As someone living in Los Angeles, I used to take a Bird all the time because there was always one nearby when I had to go somewhere. However in the last two mon
by jadbox 7y ago
As someone living in Los Angeles, I used to take a Bird all the time because there was always one nearby when I had to go somewhere. However in the last two months, this has dramatically changed. Now the closest scooter is on average a 10m walk, which really takes away the convenience.
I'm not the only person in my neighborhood that are not talking about buying either a scooter or an e-Bike.
It seems if they can't get their fleet numbers higher, that they risk customers going the buying route, especially when the costs of scooters has gone down over time.
- syntheticcdo 7y agoI had the same experience. Got hooked on the Bird/Lime craze and decided I was done dealing with playing the lottery of "will there be a scooter nearby, and if so, will it be in good condition?". Even with my mild usage, it made more sense to me to own rather than rent. Much to Bird's chagrin (probably) rather than going with the overpriced, under-powered buy your own Bird (https://shop.bird.co/ https://shop.bird.co/), I've put the deposit down on the Boosted Scooter (https://boostedboards.com/vehicles/scooters/boosted-rev https://boostedboards.com/vehicles/scooters/boosted-rev).
- barkingcat 7y agoThis boosted scooter looks pretty good! hope the product is as good as their promo materials.
- beowulfey 7y agoThey started (somewhat illicitly) in certain smaller areas (museum row, Koreatown, etc), but they've now expanded to near everywhere during the formal LA trial period allowed by the city council. I doubt the raw number of scooters changed all that much, so it's probably just a density problem as they've spread them throughout the city more.
- css 7y agoUsed Bird for about a week when it was new, decided to buy my own (a Glion Dolly) when my city banned them. Used it on my commute every day for the past year (except during rain). Not using a car in LA has been an amazing positive lifestyle change.
- mayneack 7y agoI live in West LA and don't really have trouble finding some sort of scooter, but it's not always Bird. I just juggle about 5 different apps. The introduction of this level of transport was enough to ditch the car and mix bus/bike/scooter full time.
- Aloha 7y agoa 30 foot walk is too far?
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- projektfu 7y agoI read "10 minutes"
- jayd16 7y agoA few of the municipalities in LA have actively banned or reduced the amount they are allowed to operate. I haven't experienced it myself but I'm told they will shut down if you try to take them through Beverly Hills. Its too bad because I like them a lot.