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Those app rental scooters that are littered around city centers: you pay for distance as well as for time. And that's why they don't go very fast.
by Fatnino 4y ago
Those app rental scooters that are littered around city centers: you pay for distance as well as for time. And that's why they don't go very fast.
- gkoberger 4y agoNo, they're legally limited to 15 MPH for safety. You also don't pay for distance, just time. Not everything is a conspiracy theory. SF: https://www.williamweisslaw.com/sf-e-scooter-laws/ https://www.williamweisslaw.com/sf-e-scooter-laws/ NYC: https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/ebikes.shtml#:~:text=Electric%20Scooters,no%20greater%20than%2030%20MPH https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/ebikes.shtml#:....
- CrazyStat 4y agoAlso because going fast on those things is fucking dangerous, especially when (like most people riding them) you're not wearing a helmet.
- djbusby 4y agoAnd have been drinking (it's what I saw a lot of)
- wpietri 4y agoAbsolutely. I don't have a problem with most scooter owners, but here in a city with a lot of tourism, the rental scooters are often a menace. I was waiting outside of a restaurant and took half a step back to let some people through. I brushed against something moving fast, and it was some tall yahoo going downhill at max speed on a scooter. If I'd taken a full step back, somebody would have needed medical treatment. Learning how to ride one of those in a city takes time, practice, and thought. Which you will surely get if you buy one. But apparently not so for the rentals.
- SkyMarshal 4y agoIn that particular case another reason could be that they quite reasonably don't want you going very fast for safety and liability concerns.