Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100

Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by Symbiote on Thursday January 09, 2020 @02:34PM (#22004674)

I visited Moscow last year, and noticed they have docked scooters: https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/328422-how-rent-electric-scoo...

Plenty of places have undocked bicycles, so a fair comparison is possible.

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Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by AlexandrB on Thursday January 09, 2020 @11:39PM (#22008350)

> Plenty of places have undocked bicycles...

They certainly do: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J_4_SQmUNQo/Wuwwsp5w6BI/A...

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Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by Grue3 on Friday January 10, 2020 @05:05AM (#22009863)

I live in Moscow and far more people use docked bikes than docked scooters. There aren't that many places where you can ride the scooter smoothly so they're only available in the very center of Moscow where a lot of sidewalks have been repaved recently. And half of the year the weather is not suitable for riding a scooter.

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Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by blaser-waffle on Friday January 10, 2020 @02:40PM (#22014549)

Same story in Canada. I'm in a big city and the scooters aren't really useful outside of the city center, both because of how the scooters do "zones" but also because hills, bike lanes, and sidewalks are very hit-or-miss in terms of quality and safety.

They're a fun novelty, but not a solution to public transit.

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