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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!

"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"

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London transport body takes action as size of e-bike fleets run by companies such as Lime and Forest soar

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[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Lime already make you upload proof you're not blocking the path (or cars). So I can't see the problem tbh..

(That is, unless Lime are not following through and suspending accounts of repeat offenders, which I've always suspected is the case. If this forces them to make people park better then that's great. Companies in start up mode are shit at self restraint)

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Lime scooters are always blocking sidewalks around where I work as well as where I live. They do not care about the needs of those using sidewalks. They care only about each scooter being accounted for.

[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Since they're clear how you need to leave the bike out the way of others and you need to photo how you've parked it in order to end your ride it should be quite clear to them who the offenders are.

I just suspect they haven't been dishing out any consequences, because why discourage a paying customer. Shitty behaviour, I hope this changes them.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I've never seen them put up in a way that does not block sidewalks. It has been a decade or so at this point. I often do long runs quite early and for years I have had to move these to unblock sidewalks. It is only about the scooters as property.

[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yet more proof the market doesn't regulate itself..