Bird CEO on scooter startup copycats, unit economics, safety and seasonality

Post by max76 » Mon, Feb 04, 2019, 2:27 AM UTC

ardy42 wrote: post #60

megy wrote: post #42

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Except they were not. Cars are just too dangerous to have anywhere near people. They should be banned from cities and suburbs. 40,000 people die every year in the US because of cars. Dumbest idea ever.

> Except they were not. 99% of the streets for miles and miles around me were built after the invention of the car for near-dedicated use by automobiles, and those that were not were converted to that design. > Cars are just too dangerous to have anywhere near people. They should be banned from cities and suburbs. You say that, but I'd like to see you move your family to new house without using an automobile to move…

Post by btrettel » Mon, Feb 04, 2019, 2:32 AM UTC

qudat wrote: post #61

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> I doubt this will reach the same level of popularity in cities/countries with great public transit, highly walkable streets, I hope you are right. The littering / parking isn't the biggest problem or nuisance. It's the fact that the riders of these "e-scooters" almost always ride on the sidewalks / footpaths and cause safety hazard to pedestrians. Forget the fact that it's illegal[1] in most states to ride a motori…

> It's the fact that the riders of these "e-scooters" almost always ride on the sidewalks / footpaths and cause safety hazard to pedestrians. It's more dangerous to ride them on streets, even on bike paths. Who cares if it's illegal? I'd rather ride on the sidewalk then get hit by a car trying to pass me at 45 mph.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Feb 04, 2019, 2:32 AM UTC

max76 wrote: post #62

ardy42 wrote: post #60

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> Except they were not. 99% of the streets for miles and miles around me were built after the invention of the car for near-dedicated use by automobiles, and those that were not were converted to that design. > Cars are just too dangerous to have anywhere near people. They should be banned from cities and suburbs. You say that, but I'd like to see you move your family to new house without using an automobile to move…

A single digit percentage of suburb and city traffic in the United States are for activities that genuinely benefit from cars. Use a commercial vehicle to move your stuff, but for day to day travel many people use trains, bikes, or legs to move their families from location to location. We should be investing our transportation budget into more efficient methods than residential vehicle usage for daily commuting.

Post by shard972 » Mon, Feb 04, 2019, 2:39 AM UTC

masonic wrote: post #38

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For what purpose other than locking kids and poor people out of the world and worsening traffic and health issues. If 2 cyclists crash in to each other they will cause minimal property damage and any medical costs should be covered by the government. There are so many other situations where people can accidentally cause property damage that don't require insurance. Its just the cars have a very high risk of causing h…

If 2 cyclists crash in to each other they will cause minimal property damage Cyclists hitting pedestrians have caused death in SF.

Post by ardy42 » Mon, Feb 04, 2019, 2:44 AM UTC

max76 wrote: post #62

ardy42 wrote: post #60

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> Except they were not. 99% of the streets for miles and miles around me were built after the invention of the car for near-dedicated use by automobiles, and those that were not were converted to that design. > Cars are just too dangerous to have anywhere near people. They should be banned from cities and suburbs. You say that, but I'd like to see you move your family to new house without using an automobile to move…

A single digit percentage of suburb and city traffic in the United States are for activities that genuinely benefit from cars. Use a commercial vehicle to move your stuff, but for day to day travel many people use trains, bikes, or legs to move their families from location to location. We should be investing our transportation budget into more efficient methods than residential vehicle usage for daily commuting.