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> data are necessary to figure out which companies are flouting the permit program’s rules Sending all ride data seems excessive. A few photographs taken by ci
by karlerss 7y ago
> data are necessary to figure out which companies are flouting the permit program’s rules
Sending all ride data seems excessive. A few photographs taken by city officials showing scooters in wrong places should do the trick.
- dannyr 7y agoThere's a cap on number of scooters and bikes each company can deploy. That's what LA is trying to enforce by asking for data. FTA "Los Angeles officials have said the data are necessary to figure out which companies are flouting the permit program’s rules, including caps on the number of vehicles and bans on riding in certain areas. They have also argued that the companies cannot be trusted to regulate themselves."
- malandrew 7y agoRequire hard to counterfeit licensing stickers for each vehicle that need to be re-applied to each scooter yearly. Sell a limited number of numbered stickers. If you find a vehicle without a sticker, you know they aren't following the requirements. To prevent sticker tampering, stickers can be placed behind a transparent piece of tempered glass or forego stickers entirely and use bolted on metal plaques.
- dpratt 7y agoIf you present a problem to a government official that can be solved in a simple fashion or by a complex scheme that also grants them more power, they will go for the power every single time. From their perspective, it’s just a bonus that they can cloud it in the sophistry of “its for public safety”.