I rode all the e-scooters, and most of them are awful except two
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Re: I rode all the e-scooters, and most of them are awful except two
#2I took an Uber scooter yesterday and it was the most bone rattling experience I’ve had in a while. Not sure who designed these but there is a reason bicycles and cars have had pneumatic tires for a century, now. Wheels look interesting and I hope they extend their service area to south Florida.
Re: I rode all the e-scooters, and most of them are awful except two
#3Good write up. I wonder if people would have such a problem with these scooters, if they simply sat upright when left instead of falling over. Most photos I see of these scooters, are "piles" of them, or them strewn on the sidewalk. Even with kickstands, I doubt users would leave them in neat order - however I wonder if there's an engineering solution that would prevent them from falling, or at least encourage people to be neat.
Re: I rode all the e-scooters, and most of them are awful except two
#4This is the first I've heard of people tampering with the brake systems - it's incredibly malicious. I understand some people might be frustrated by the scooters, but is manslaughter really the right way to go about it?
Re: I rode all the e-scooters, and most of them are awful except two
#5This is the first I've heard of people tampering with the brake systems - it's incredibly malicious. I understand some people might be frustrated by the scooters, but is manslaughter really the right way to go about it?
It worked in the French revolution!
Re: I rode all the e-scooters, and most of them are awful except two
#6Wow this page loads a LOT of js
Re: I rode all the e-scooters, and most of them are awful except two
#7This is the first I've heard of people tampering with the brake systems - it's incredibly malicious. I understand some people might be frustrated by the scooters, but is manslaughter really the right way to go about it?
Story here in Lyon, France, yesterday about a less-dangerous attack on the electric scooters: instead of cutting the brake cables, vandals are painting over the QR code instead. No QR code to scan means no useable scooter. Link in French: https://www.leprogres.fr/rhone-69/2019/06/10/a-lyon-les-trot...
Re: I rode all the e-scooters, and most of them are awful except two
#8The legal liability for these companies must be huge. I’ve seen toddlers on these things with their parents, more than once. Kids very often.
Re: I rode all the e-scooters, and most of them are awful except two
#9Seems like the main flaw in the ones the author labeled "awful" was a geofence policy that limited the top speed on a "bike path", or locked them out of it altogether. Makes it a bit difficult to generalize their conclusions, especially without knowing more about the path to be able to judge whether that policy is reasonable (and/or mandated by the city).
Re: I rode all the e-scooters, and most of them are awful except two
#10> We’ve restricted our entrants to scooter-type vehicles (as opposed to e-assist bicycles)
And then the conclusion is that the most bicycle-like one is best because it's more bicycle-like. Seems like a category arbitrage rather than a fair analysis of mobility options.