• n2burns@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      AFAIK, the main issue wasn’t where they’re used but where they’re stored. While scooters riding on sidewalks is an issue, the bigger issue is them cluttering the sidewalk and becoming an impedance to pedestrians, especially those with disabilities.

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        9 months ago

        Interesting. I’ve seen this where I live, rental scooters just littering the sidewalk.

        I wonder, whether personally-owned scooters will become more prevalent if rentals aren’t available.

        I guess personally-owned scooters are going to be parked more responsibly rather than just left wherever.

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          9 months ago

          I see a lot of people where I live riding around on scooters but haven’t seen the rental ones here like in bigger cities so I guess personally owned do become more popular if you can’t rent

    • ChrisLicht@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      The performance envelopes of vehicles sharing bike lanes these days are wildly different. I dread the day that RTO is complete, and rush-hour bike lanes are shared by e-bikes, e-unicycles, one-wheels, push scooters, e-standup-scooters, smaller sit-scooters, monkey bikes, e-skateboards, skateboards, and whatever else I’m missing.

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        9 months ago

        so instead of that one rule, you think it’s better to have a different rule?

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        9 months ago

        Well… yes ?

        I mean there will always be people that break the rules but in my experience once something becomes a law, like smoking in certain areas or whatever, people tend to follow the rules.

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          9 months ago

          The rule already exists, living in the suburbs and working in Paris, I can tell you that they ended up forbidding them because a lot of people weren’t using them on the road.