Lime Scooter Share

[jamincan]

My disliking them stems from the fear that these users will get the whole thing rejected after the pilot ends.

I really don't think that's likely.  Like I said, I'm pretty sure the fact that the scooters leave the pilot area is by design, and with full understanding.  But even if it wasn't, the failure of arbitrary restrictions in the pilot area isn't a logical reason to stop a full rollout.

I think there are bigger more important questions of whether this should be rolled out.  I prefer docked systems far more...especially with electric vehicles like this.  The system the lime uses for charging in places with full rollouts I believe to be a social negative, and whether you believe the scooters are a net positive or negative in terms of transportation, it is clear that a docked system could mitigate much of the harm these systems do cause.

That being said, the biggest obstacle to rolling this out is the province, which would have to change their laws.

I dislike this trend that tech companies feel that they need to be disruptive, which apparently means flouting and disregarding laws and regulations. That they should be reward for that behaviour is anathema to me.