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Re:Uber Proposals Value It at $120B in Possible 2019 IPO by dsnuh on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @02:59PM (#18232151)
The scooters and bikes are a complete nuisance in my city. The companies littered almost every intersection with 4-8 scooters. I don't see the bikes as much anymore, other than stolen ones that every homeless person seems to have now. I have seen a total of 3 people riding the scooters ever. They are often tipped over into the sidewalk or into the bike lane or roadway. You can go into certain parts of town and it literally looks like all sidewalk space has been surrended to parking lots for these bikes and scooters.
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Re:Uber Proposals Value It at $120B in Possible 2019 IPO by southphillyman on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @03:03PM (#18232179)
This was my impression when I went to Santa Monica/Venice last December and I had to step over an unused Bird scooter every 3rd step. But recently I was in Atlanta and they are hugely popular there. Everyone from little kids to office workers with helmets on were using them. I wish they were in my city, seems like an awesome way to travel <10 blocks. I'll be going to LA and Atlanta both fairly soon and will def give the scooters a try.
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Re:Uber Proposals Value It at $120B in Possible 2019 IPO by bllguo on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @03:44PM (#18232543)
ehh last december might have been too early, to be fair. These days I see people using the scooters almost every time I go outside
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Re:Uber Proposals Value It at $120B in Possible 2019 IPO by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @04:55PM (#18233175)
It's kind of hilarious to hear this kind of complaint when 10x or more space is taken up with car parking space.
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Re:Uber Proposals Value It at $120B in Possible 2019 IPO by jeromegv on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @05:21PM (#18233386)
Indeed. We got so used to cars that it feels "normal". However car kills tons of people (especially pedestrians within cities), take tons of space and are much more loud. But somehow, we are worried about those scooters.
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Re:Uber Proposals Value It at $120B in Possible 2019 IPO by anonymous5133 on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @03:15PM (#18232295)
Even in places like Santa Monica where you have the rich people complaining about nuisance they will still be popular because they're a reliable form of green transportation.
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