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Re:Seattle's 'microtransit' experiment drives people to ligh... by naravara on Sunday August 25, 2019 @12:25PM (#20793813)
>At least this design for a bicycle lift would never be allowed in the US. It's pretty tricky, the first couple of times people usually fall off.

Isn’t that all literally true of riding a bike too?

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Re:Seattle's 'microtransit' experiment drives people to ligh... by semi-extrinsic on Sunday August 25, 2019 @01:41PM (#20794303)
Trouble is, it's a lot harder introducing a new technology with risks, compared to just keeping an old risky one around.
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Re:Seattle's 'microtransit' experiment drives people to ligh... by gmanley on Sunday August 25, 2019 @01:52PM (#20794377)
I was thinking the the same thing. My city (Chicago) and I assume many others, have pay per use subsidized bike sharing. How does liability work with that if someone falls on one of those?
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