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Denver local here, similar to sibling commenters. I definitely hear you about the scooters littered around. They're constantly left in the middle of sidewalks,
by breischl 7y ago
Denver local here, similar to sibling commenters. I definitely hear you about the scooters littered around. They're constantly left in the middle of sidewalks, randomly on the Cherry Creek trail (I ride that to/from work so I see it a lot), in people's lawns, etc. I realize this isn't the company's fault per se, but rather because some of the people riding them are inconsiderate jackasses. Still, it is super annoying.
That said, on balance I'd rather have some annoying scooters rather than a whole crapload more cars, streets, parking, etc. And I'm hopeful that over time the culture around scooter usage will improve - particularly since the early users seem to be skew towards drunken barhoppers.
Of course what I really wish is that people would just sack up and ride bikes. Even better for the environment, better for your health, etc. But it's pretty clear that many people will never sign on for that, so something between that and a full-on car is welcome IMHO.
- dkarl 7y agoTaking an idea from cycling advocates, I encourage people to ask, when they encounter reckless or inconsiderate scooter use, "Do I want this jackass in a car instead, being just as inconsiderate or reckless?" It's tough because people take cars for granted. They aren't ordinarily conscious of how big and dangerous cars are and how far we go out of our way to accommodate them, so it's hard to sell them on the value of mitigating that cost.