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Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

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Re: Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

#21

Why not keep the scooters in the cars. Grab one on the way out, leave it behind when you get home. Request an uber with a scooter in it. There will have to be some leveling between cars but that’s surely easier than blanketing the city.

The cars could charge the scooters as well.

Re: Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

#22
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post #11

It sort of looks like litter when I see all the bikes and scooters just left on sidewalks all over town.

Just the bikes and scooters? Not, say, the idle cars left on streets all over town?

Cars are at least parked in designated spots/areas. Dockless bikes and scooters don't have a designated space to park in; they have to be left on the sidewalk, and they can be dropped anywhere.

Re: Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

#23
post #2

Well, that's going to kill Bird.

Having tried both Bird and Lime in San Jose, I definitely prefer Bird. Both the Bird app and the scooter itself provide a better user experience than the Lime app/scooter, plus there were way more of them around. I feel like Uber backed the wrong horse here.

Re: Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

#24
post #16
post #11

It sort of looks like litter when I see all the bikes and scooters just left on sidewalks all over town.

Just the bikes and scooters? Not, say, the idle cars left on streets all over town?

They're not typically "left on streets", but in designated parking spots, with specific rules and guidelines in place.

Re: Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

#25
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post #2

Well, that's going to kill Bird.

We will see. Been "workating" with my family in LA for a few weeks and we ended up using Bird much more especially because it looks like Lime require you to pay in bundles (10usd) and there are just way more Birds available than Limes. It might change now that Uber is involved but they would have to increase their scooters fleet quite a lot I think. Been interesting because in New York Bird isn't something people tal…

Lime doesn't require you to pay in bundles. There have been some days where I've seen more Limes around than Birds.

Re: Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

#26
post #22
post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just the bikes and scooters? Not, say, the idle cars left on streets all over town?

Cars are at least parked in designated spots/areas. Dockless bikes and scooters don't have a designated space to park in; they have to be left on the sidewalk, and they can be dropped anywhere.

It wouldn't be too difficult for cities to create designated 'parking spots' for scooters. Or require that they must be next to a bike rack. The apps all require you to take a picture of the scooter after parking, so it would be pretty easy to verify if someone moved it after the fact.

Re: Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

#27
post #16
post #11

It sort of looks like litter when I see all the bikes and scooters just left on sidewalks all over town.

Just the bikes and scooters? Not, say, the idle cars left on streets all over town?

It's equivalent to finding cars parked on the curb, in streams, or upside down in someone's yard.

Re: Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

#28
post #11

It sort of looks like litter when I see all the bikes and scooters just left on sidewalks all over town.

I got used to the bike shares in Seattle and I've never heard anyone really complain except initially when the city was getting used to them. Lime E-bike's are everywhere and are actually useful here. They stay pretty clear of walking paths.

Re: Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

#29
post #22
post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just the bikes and scooters? Not, say, the idle cars left on streets all over town?

Cars are at least parked in designated spots/areas. Dockless bikes and scooters don't have a designated space to park in; they have to be left on the sidewalk, and they can be dropped anywhere.

When they're actually parked in those spots. But the issue is idling cars (Ubers) taking up spots in the lane because they're waiting on people/don't want to leave a good pickup zone. I see it all the time in Seattle and it's made traffic significantly worse, particularly around Cap Hill. I see the bus drivers honk at them to get out of the bus stops at least once a week.

Re: Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership with Lime

#30
post #25
post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We will see. Been "workating" with my family in LA for a few weeks and we ended up using Bird much more especially because it looks like Lime require you to pay in bundles (10usd) and there are just way more Birds available than Limes. It might change now that Uber is involved but they would have to increase their scooters fleet quite a lot I think. Been interesting because in New York Bird isn't something people tal…

Lime doesn't require you to pay in bundles. There have been some days where I've seen more Limes around than Birds.

It required me to after my second ride. I went to rent another scooter, and it forced me to load a balance onto my account first. I would have just switched to Bird at that point, but there were no scooters nearby.
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