That isn't really the whole picture though. In my area (SoCal) Lime and its competitors were game changing and made me willing to use our garbage public transit

That isn't really the whole picture though. In my area (SoCal) Lime and its competitors were game changing and made me willing to use our garbage public transit. The reason no one uses them anymore is because, as usual, the bicyclists and environmentalists shrieked until enough legislation had been passed to hobble something they viewed as a threat. Since then I've just returned to driving since the unhindered scooters were the only thing making the last mile worth enduring the shitshow of crazies and crassness that is a bus ride in any of our major cities.