Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta
by maerF0x0 on Monday October 31, 2022 @01:56PM
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Ive always wondered how electric scooters would fare if they were speed limited. Something like 6-9MPH (~15km/hr) . It's still much much faster than walking, but still about 1/2 the top speed currently observed.
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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta
by kqr on Monday October 31, 2022 @02:08PM
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This seems like a good general solution. Cars should be capped to similar speeds in dense areas! Especially given their large mass.
Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta
by NickC25 on Monday October 31, 2022 @02:18PM
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That was the case when scooters were brought back in Miami after initially being banned.
It was a terrible idea, because the city had 2 mandates to allow them to come back - 1. Speed caps (10mph), and 2. mandating that all scooters were banned from sidewalks.
If you know anything about how terrible Miami drivers are, you'll quickly realize that those mandates were designed to make the scooter idea fail. Forcing someone to go 10mph on a busy multi-lane road known for bad drivers is a death wish.