Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100

Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by logifail on Thursday January 09, 2020 @03:17PM (#22005183)

> I can see personal e-scooters as being a great alternative to cars for [...] taking the kids to school

If it's close to 5km, are you really going to take the kids on scooters?

If it's closer to 1km, how about simply walking? Reality check: we have two (of three) kids in school, their walk to school is just over half a mile, they both walk more or less every single day, in summer and winter and in the rain and the snow.

Oddly they really like walking to school in the snow :)

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Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by catalogia on Thursday January 09, 2020 @06:30PM (#22007015)

When I was a kid I used to ride my leg-powered bicycle three miles to school. 5km on an e-scooter doesn't seem that far different. That's really not a long distance at all.

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Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by imustbeevil on Thursday January 09, 2020 @07:31PM (#22007377)

You need a drivers license for the dockless scooters, so there's no way for a child to legally ride one.

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Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by catalogia on Thursday January 09, 2020 @10:05PM (#22008041)

You don't need one for a kick scooter though, and exercise is good for kids.

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