Scooter mechanic, once homeless, says cheap rides now help him pay rent

Re:Scooter mechanic, once homeless, says cheap rides now hel... by ConfusedDog on Monday December 10, 2018 @10:53AM (#18648724)

I like the idea, but there are a lot of issues apparently. I went to visit a friend in Baltimore, and he told me rental scooters are being vandalized all the time for no reason. I also read an article that the accident rate and ER visits due to scooters went really high with this business. No idea if it's the quality of the scooters or what.

I haven't tried one yet myself. I want to after this insurance season...

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Re:Scooter mechanic, once homeless, says cheap rides now hel... by okmokmz on Monday December 10, 2018 @11:31AM (#18649032)

>he told me rental scooters are being vandalized all the time for no reason

The bikes in Seattle get vandalized/destroyed all the time. People seem to enjoy throwing them into the sound

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Re:Scooter mechanic, once homeless, says cheap rides now hel... by tick_tock_tick on Monday December 10, 2018 @12:05PM (#18649301)

When they first showed up in SF people chucked dozens of em right into the bay.

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Re:Scooter mechanic, once homeless, says cheap rides now hel... by ConfusedDog on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @11:55AM (#18656654)

Those people are crazy... acting like territorial animals...

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Re:Scooter mechanic, once homeless, says cheap rides now hel... by stallmanite on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @12:40PM (#18657041)

Must be the local culture. In East Lansing a lot of the students tend to be destructive in general but everybody seems to treat the Bird and Line scooters with respect. Not sure why.

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