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Bird & Lime Scooters

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  • aokoye
    aokoye Posts: 3,495 Member
    urloved33 wrote: »
    keep in mind before you complain - you are probably complaining about someones source of income...that was ok'd by someone - who probably has skin in the game too- be careful. backlash is real ...very very real. (why don't you think the parks people are responding?)

    Wait so I can't complain about someone's source of income nor can I complain about what I think were poor decisions with regards to the approval of the pilot of scooters in my city. Never mind too that the city that I live in did respond to their miss use (again, some of this involve breaking various laws).

    Also what exactly are you implying by saying "backlash is real...very very real." Backlash against who? If anything, your post is making me want to send a through email to the city with regards to my experiences as a pedestrian being almost run over multiple times by people riding scooters on sidewalks (illegal), watching people ride two at a time on scooters (an accident waiting to happen, especially when at least one of those people is a child, watching people ride without helmets (which is also illegal), etc.

    The city is soliciting feedback on their trial and thus. I guess I have a new item on my to-do list.
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
    You know, I saw a South Park episode about them but since I’m in Canada I had no clue what they were talking about. NOW I get it. And yeah, I can see how things could quickly get dangerous.
  • doubleIronDog
    doubleIronDog Posts: 93 Member
    247??! Wow!!! They aren’t that bad here, but that is serious! I know where I have run in the past there are signs saying no motorized vehicles of any kind in path and people don’t seem to care.
    Charlene____ wrote: »
    This isn’t really a debate but more of a hot topic for those who reside in cities with these scooters. In my city, they appeared mid-May and are wreaking havoc on sidewalks and on the running and walking trails in my park. They are left in places that cause tripping hazards, riders will nearly hit you on the sidewalk, and the park where I run, well it’s dodging death out there, especially on the weekends. I don’t know who to complain to. I have emailed the park administrator where I live since motorized vehicles of any sort with the exception of wheelchairs are prohibited but nothing is being done about it. Today was my last straw as I was bumped into by an out-of-control rider. I understand that technology exists where a geofence can be installed to prohibit the use of them in certain areas. Is anyone else having these issues in their cities? If so, who are you complaining to? During my 3.5 mile run today, I counted 247 scooters that either I passed or who passed me all entirely in the park that prohibits motorized vehicles.

  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I just saw them in SLC. Accident was my first thought.
    Related: college students have begun adding small motors with remote controls to their skateboards. So picture "cool" people, going 15 miles an hour, with head phones on, staring at their phones, with one hand in their pocket, while careening across a crowded campus.
  • maureenkhilde
    maureenkhilde Posts: 849 Member
    They are coming to where I live, well in the downtown area. They are starting in January 2019. So the city trying to be proactive has seen issues in other cities so they are trying to put rules in place. Which we all know many people totally ignore, because they fail to understand on purpose the rules apply to them.

    An interesting part of this, is they are looking for people who want side gigs, to be the ones that charge the scooters back up. As the scooters will have slots for credit cards which is what unlocks the scooter so it can be turned on. If one gets in on the gig, you would still use credit card but have some type of code from the city to input. So they recognize you as one of the people who picks them up and charges them. I believe the city ordered 100 of them.
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