Can somebody confirm whether they are useful or not? In Prague they are supposedly more expensive than taxi and only aim at tourists.
Like many other things in life, the problem isn’t the scooters, it’s stupid people
Interesting article. I don’t like them personally but I sure wish companies would use procedures in the article like geofencing here in Stockholm. Right now it’s prettty chaotic.
They’re useful to a small amount of people but they are a urban plague. They clutter the city space, people drive them irresponsibly.
That’s for sure a majoritarian opinion. And democracy is about allowing a majority to decide for its urban landscape.
Please, Hidalgo, Belliard, just ban these things, most people will welcome this decision.
And here I’m only talking about free floating e-scooters. Ownership e-scooters are OK. They are not left in the street, people drive them less recklessly, and they can be great together with suburban trains.
They would be very cool.. if only people were actually using them responsibly. As in don’t be more than one on it, don’t run into people, and don’t leave them *fcking* anywhere.
Also, I don’t know if they have been introduced for environmental purpose, but these things didn’t replace any travel by car or common transport, just travel by foot.
“ban SHARED e-scooters”, the title is misleading
a slightly indirect addition to the everything annoying about scooters list – if you use google maps to navigate paris on foot – as well as the usual walking options, it shows routes to and by your nearest scooter. it can get quite confusing.
they would try to ban walking if it was new
Radiologists love them.
Ban cars instead
Obviously, France is one of Europe’s conservative bastions
We don’t have night bus service where I live, so e-scooters are very helpful for that.
I totally get how annoying they are, and how dangerous if they’re left in the middle of a path. I know of a couple blind folks who got injured tripping over one. However for me, personally, they’re a blessing. I have issues walking, and on days where I can’t manage it, grabbing a scooter and zooming to the tram stop is a life saver. And no, having my own is not a solution, cause I would have to carry it with me, get it on the tram and so on. These ones I can just park when I’m done with them. Idk what the solution would be, designated parking spaces?
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IMO, there are two regulations that a city may do. (1) since scooter are lying around here and there in the city, e-scooter operator should provide dedicated area where users are allowed to end their track. Such area can be rent to operator by the city. (2) users must own a theory only driving licence to use scooter of any operators.
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Can somebody confirm whether they are useful or not? In Prague they are supposedly more expensive than taxi and only aim at tourists.
Like many other things in life, the problem isn’t the scooters, it’s stupid people
Interesting article. I don’t like them personally but I sure wish companies would use procedures in the article like geofencing here in Stockholm. Right now it’s prettty chaotic.
ban 2-stroke scooters, vespas.
operators are like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgGBPOC-b3Y
They’re useful to a small amount of people but they are a urban plague. They clutter the city space, people drive them irresponsibly.
That’s for sure a majoritarian opinion. And democracy is about allowing a majority to decide for its urban landscape.
Please, Hidalgo, Belliard, just ban these things, most people will welcome this decision.
And here I’m only talking about free floating e-scooters. Ownership e-scooters are OK. They are not left in the street, people drive them less recklessly, and they can be great together with suburban trains.
They would be very cool.. if only people were actually using them responsibly. As in don’t be more than one on it, don’t run into people, and don’t leave them *fcking* anywhere.
Also, I don’t know if they have been introduced for environmental purpose, but these things didn’t replace any travel by car or common transport, just travel by foot.
“ban SHARED e-scooters”, the title is misleading
a slightly indirect addition to the everything annoying about scooters list – if you use google maps to navigate paris on foot – as well as the usual walking options, it shows routes to and by your nearest scooter. it can get quite confusing.
they would try to ban walking if it was new
Radiologists love them.
Ban cars instead
Obviously, France is one of Europe’s conservative bastions
We don’t have night bus service where I live, so e-scooters are very helpful for that.
I totally get how annoying they are, and how dangerous if they’re left in the middle of a path. I know of a couple blind folks who got injured tripping over one. However for me, personally, they’re a blessing. I have issues walking, and on days where I can’t manage it, grabbing a scooter and zooming to the tram stop is a life saver. And no, having my own is not a solution, cause I would have to carry it with me, get it on the tram and so on. These ones I can just park when I’m done with them. Idk what the solution would be, designated parking spaces?
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IMO, there are two regulations that a city may do. (1) since scooter are lying around here and there in the city, e-scooter operator should provide dedicated area where users are allowed to end their track. Such area can be rent to operator by the city. (2) users must own a theory only driving licence to use scooter of any operators.