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Lime Scooter Share
(04-04-2019, 11:22 AM)KevinT Wrote:
(04-03-2019, 10:53 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: 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.

Interesting, as I see docks as an anchor working against adoption.  There's a lot of value in the scooters as last mile connectors between transit stops, homes, workplaces, and shopping/eating destinations, but unless every destination has a dock it clearly doesn't work in a "thou shalt dock" system which creates a new last 1/2 mile problem.  Dockless is the way to be, as long as scooters aren't left blocking doors and pedestrian rights of way.

Speaking of, the scooter I saw yesterday on Columbia at Regina was left in the middle of the sidewalk at a 45 degree angle.  It would take no time at all for the able-bodied scooter rider to simply park it on the boulevard, yet it's an insurmountable obstacle to anyone using that sidewalk in a wheelchair or with a walker.

*THAT* is why I strongly dislike some scooter users whilst loving the scooters...

Really, the only feasible way I see to solve this is docks, but feel free to provide alternative ideas.

That being said, I don't believe docks have to be an obstacle...old school bike share docks are needlessly large and complicated, the modern docks which work with dockless bikes and scooters can be small and easy to install, solar powered so no utilities are required, they're basically just a bike rack, you can have one on every block. Yes, now you have to walk up to a block to your house from the dock, it's not a huge obstacle...and leaving your scooter in front of your house on a small side street isn't ideal either, its not particularly available to most people then.  It also makes them more available, you can go to the nearest dock and maybe/probably find one, instead of having to find the scooter on the map (I once found a scooter in the vestibule of a building...behind a locked door). Docking the scooters also solves the charging problem very well.
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Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 10-01-2018, 08:37 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by JoeKW - 10-04-2018, 11:10 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Viewfromthe42 - 10-05-2018, 10:59 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-06-2018, 08:02 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by jamincan - 10-06-2018, 08:33 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-06-2018, 10:42 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 10-06-2018, 10:55 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-06-2018, 01:35 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-06-2018, 02:00 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by tomh009 - 10-06-2018, 02:19 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 10-06-2018, 03:11 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-06-2018, 05:58 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Spokes - 10-06-2018, 11:15 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-07-2018, 06:36 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by nms - 10-08-2018, 08:36 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 10-08-2018, 09:00 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by timc - 10-08-2018, 10:11 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 10-09-2018, 07:42 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by robdrimmie - 10-09-2018, 01:08 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-09-2018, 03:54 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by neonjoe - 10-09-2018, 04:11 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 10-10-2018, 02:23 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-10-2018, 04:47 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 10-11-2018, 08:50 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by plam - 10-11-2018, 09:41 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 10-11-2018, 09:45 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-11-2018, 03:19 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by plam - 10-11-2018, 06:31 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by tvot - 10-11-2018, 10:36 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by tomh009 - 10-12-2018, 12:15 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by tvot - 10-14-2018, 12:09 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 10-12-2018, 05:58 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 10-12-2018, 08:36 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-14-2018, 12:26 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by timc - 10-14-2018, 02:26 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by tomh009 - 10-14-2018, 06:34 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by timc - 10-14-2018, 06:50 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by tvot - 10-14-2018, 09:50 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-15-2018, 12:06 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by IworkinIT - 10-15-2018, 04:09 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Drake - 10-15-2018, 05:56 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 10-18-2018, 07:21 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-18-2018, 10:07 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 10-19-2018, 09:02 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 10-19-2018, 07:53 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 10-19-2018, 08:32 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by ijmorlan - 10-19-2018, 09:10 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-19-2018, 01:46 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by IworkinIT - 10-20-2018, 07:45 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinL - 10-20-2018, 08:26 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-20-2018, 08:57 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by timc - 10-22-2018, 10:50 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 10-22-2018, 12:13 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 10-22-2018, 02:36 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 10-23-2018, 09:07 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by timc - 10-24-2018, 11:57 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by plam - 10-24-2018, 12:06 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 10-24-2018, 12:56 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 10-25-2018, 09:50 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 11-14-2018, 06:48 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 10-30-2018, 10:55 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Spokes - 11-14-2018, 09:57 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Spokes - 12-03-2018, 11:18 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Spokes - 12-03-2018, 11:19 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 12-03-2018, 11:32 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 12-03-2018, 12:34 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 12-03-2018, 01:51 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by goggolor - 12-03-2018, 02:22 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 12-03-2018, 02:38 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by robdrimmie - 12-03-2018, 02:40 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by urbd - 12-05-2018, 12:49 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by robdrimmie - 12-05-2018, 01:32 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 03-18-2019, 04:33 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 03-18-2019, 04:41 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Canard - 03-18-2019, 05:57 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Spokes - 03-18-2019, 08:53 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by plam - 04-01-2019, 02:04 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 04-01-2019, 02:21 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by urbd - 04-01-2019, 03:12 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 04-01-2019, 04:39 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by urbd - 04-01-2019, 04:50 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by ijmorlan - 04-01-2019, 05:08 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 04-01-2019, 07:15 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Spokes - 04-02-2019, 09:08 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 04-02-2019, 09:13 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Rainrider22 - 04-03-2019, 09:11 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 04-03-2019, 09:14 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Spokes - 04-03-2019, 12:46 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 04-03-2019, 04:55 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 04-03-2019, 06:53 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 04-03-2019, 09:52 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 04-03-2019, 10:53 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by jamincan - 04-04-2019, 07:47 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 04-04-2019, 09:17 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 04-04-2019, 11:22 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 04-04-2019, 12:12 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by tomh009 - 04-04-2019, 12:16 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by clasher - 07-08-2019, 08:05 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 08-07-2019, 11:04 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by Spokes - 08-08-2019, 07:32 PM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by robdrimmie - 08-09-2019, 08:34 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by plam - 08-09-2019, 09:06 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 08-09-2019, 09:23 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by plam - 08-09-2019, 09:57 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by danbrotherston - 08-09-2019, 09:23 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by KevinT - 10-30-2019, 10:46 AM
RE: Lime Scooter Share - by taylortbb - 10-30-2019, 02:21 PM
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RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by KevinL - 10-01-2018, 09:21 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by Canard - 10-01-2018, 10:59 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by goggolor - 10-02-2018, 09:03 AM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by Canard - 10-02-2018, 11:45 AM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by clasher - 10-02-2018, 11:55 AM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by goggolor - 10-02-2018, 12:34 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by Canard - 10-02-2018, 01:07 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by welltoldtales - 10-02-2018, 02:24 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by jamincan - 10-02-2018, 03:50 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by welltoldtales - 10-02-2018, 05:30 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by Canard - 10-02-2018, 06:22 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by KevinL - 10-02-2018, 06:52 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by goggolor - 10-02-2018, 06:53 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by Canard - 10-02-2018, 07:07 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by KevinL - 10-02-2018, 07:14 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by KevinL - 10-02-2018, 09:58 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by Canard - 10-02-2018, 11:12 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by KevinL - 10-03-2018, 02:06 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by timc - 10-03-2018, 02:21 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by Pheidippides - 10-03-2018, 10:50 PM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by ijmorlan - 10-04-2018, 06:20 AM
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RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by timc - 10-04-2018, 10:01 AM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by jamincan - 10-04-2018, 11:33 AM
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - by robdrimmie - 10-04-2018, 11:47 AM

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