Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta

Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by acdha on Monday October 31, 2022 @02:03PM (#33409905)

No - they basically went on soft-strike during the BLM protests. You can run a red light in front of them and unless you hit their SUV it’s unlikely they’ll react.

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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by bilbo0s on Monday October 31, 2022 @02:40PM (#33410556)

Just in case anyone is believing this, take my word for it, don't believe the hype.

DO NOT run a red light in front of a cop in DC. I'm just putting that out there as kindly intended advice. If you go to DC thinking it's free reign, you're likely to be disagreeably surprised. Especially if you're in the parts of the city that I'd imagine most of the people on HN would be likely to be in.

And Heaven help you if, well, other agencies watching DC misinterpret your red light running. You may be in the wrong place at the wrong time and find yourself trying to explain that to people who, as a general rule, don't believe in coincidence.

Yeah. Just don't draw that kind of attention to yourself in DC. That leads nowhere good.

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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by acdha on Monday October 31, 2022 @02:48PM (#33410700)

I mean, yes, I’m not saying you _should_ do it but I see that happen almost every day and it does not get an official response.

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Re:Electric scooter ban increased congestion by 10% in Atlanta by aidenn0 on Monday October 31, 2022 @02:44PM (#33410646)

Is that just SE of the Anacostia or the touristy parts too?

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