Re:Bird Is Laying Off 23% of Its Staff
by lm28469 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @07:37AM
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Cars rarely park in the middle of the sidewalk, in front of your entrance door, in the middle of the bicycle lane. Cars are also rarely driven by 10-15 years old who have no respect for others.
Both are a pain but cars are much more regulated. Parking a car on the sidewalk or in front of a door of any major city -> you're towed in the next 30 min. Park 5+ escooters in the middle of a busy sidewalk and you'll have to wait until someone decides to throw them away, nobody will get fines, nobody will lose his vehicle for XX hours, &c.
People who use vehicles they don't own are extra reckless and less careful about what they do and where they park, it reveals how many people actually don't give a single fuck about living in organised communities and have absolutely no regards for their neighbours
E scooters would be a dream if every Nth car parking spot was reserved for them and people were forced to park on these spots. You could even have them part of the city transportation subscription that way you wouldn't give money to tax dodging US companies.
Re:Bird Is Laying Off 23% of Its Staff
by UncleMeat on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @08:05AM
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Cars do park in the middle of the sidewalk, we just call those things parking lots and cede them entirely to cars. I agree that scooters are aggravating but with cars we've already just lost.
Both are a pain but cars are much more regulated. Parking a car on the sidewalk or in front of a door of any major city -> you're towed in the next 30 min. Park 5+ escooters in the middle of a busy sidewalk and you'll have to wait until someone decides to throw them away, nobody will get fines, nobody will lose his vehicle for XX hours, &c.
People who use vehicles they don't own are extra reckless and less careful about what they do and where they park, it reveals how many people actually don't give a single fuck about living in organised communities and have absolutely no regards for their neighbours
E scooters would be a dream if every Nth car parking spot was reserved for them and people were forced to park on these spots. You could even have them part of the city transportation subscription that way you wouldn't give money to tax dodging US companies.