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I live in a suburban area, and want a scooter in just two locations - one: next to the oil change/car repair and tire change places - where I’m going to be with

by jmpman 7y ago

I live in a suburban area, and want a scooter in just two locations - one: next to the oil change/car repair and tire change places - where I’m going to be without a car for a number of hours. Two: close to the bars, so I can bar hop without the long walk or expense of an Uber... Bird does a good job with the second, but seems to neglect the auto service locations. They seem to park their scooters next to the bus stops, which, if this were San Francisco, might make sense, but here, only poor people ride the bus and they’re unlikely to pay for a scooter. Now, they could offer geofenced price reductions for rides originating around these bus stops and increase utilization, but their current pricing prevents the poor from using the service.

jm20 7y ago
> riding electric scooters after a few pints is about as much thrill as I get these days You're literally advocating drunk driving. Whether or not you're driving a car or a scooter, this is dangerous, illegal, and you should never do it. You're endangering yourself and others.
- secabeen 7y ago
  > You're literally advocating drunk driving. And just in case you didn't know, in California the penalties for driving a scooter drunk are exactly the same as a car. The law makes no distinction between driving a car, driving a scooter, or riding a bike. If you are in control of a vehicle and drunk, you are committing a DUI.
astura 7y ago
In most jurisdictions its just as illegal to ride a scooter while drunk than it is to drive a car while drunk.