Re:Paris Votes to Ban Rental E-Scooters
by jeffbee on Sunday April 02, 2023 @05:49PM
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I used to not care but the rental scooters really are a nuisance. Apparently deploying their kickstands is literally the hardest thing in life. The ones in motion don't bother me, and most of the people in Berkeley that ride e-scooters own theirs so they buy the lighter ones and carry them indoors, but the rental ones are much larger and heavier and their stands simply don't work.
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Re:Paris Votes to Ban Rental E-Scooters
by pcthrowaway on Sunday April 02, 2023 @07:14PM
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I think the issue is that people walking by knock them over, moreso than the kickstands not working.
If you live in Berkeley (and many other cities), there's an added backdrop of anger at "big tech" that many non-tech workers have, so many people will kick or knock them over (I've seen this). I've also heard of people taking these (and bikeshare bikes) and throwing them in the ocean/lake/etc.