12-05-2017, 07:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-05-2017, 07:52 PM by danbrotherston.)
(12-05-2017, 07:14 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: Good to know. I wonder how the guy I met the other night would respond to a bylaw officer. I informed him he was parked in a travel lane and he swore a blue streak at me. Apparently it’s none of my business if somebody is parked in a lane I’m legally entitled to ride in. I didn’t respond perfectly but overall I’m pretty happy with keeping my cool and not being upset later. I think somebody listening would have heard a guy yelling a bunch of stuff and wouldn’t have heard my side of the conversation at all.
I don’t know much about the bikeshare, but I agree it needs to be easy to use. If it only has 50 members then unless there are concrete ideas for significantly expanding usage I have to agree it’s not successful. It almost sounds like a bit of greenwashing.
Must have been the same jackass I met today. Or more likely, a substantial portion of the population responds in this way when sitting in a car. I commend you for not getting upset or letting it get to you. I cannot say the same, I called him an asshole, and went home and looked at jobs in Amsterdam.
The current bike share is motivated primarily by social equity needs not providing a useful service. I can see why they want to do so, but by providing a useful service, that ALSO meets social equity needs then we can provide something much better for everyone, including those in need. Not that I blame them though, they started a service which wouldn't have existed in any form at the time. Still I hope they do not form an overly dogmatic obstacle to improving the system.