Lime Scooter Share

[danbrotherston]

I believe another reason why Lime may have had an advantage over any bikeshare that wanted to launch is that the scooters used by Lime are currently not covered by any provincial regulations whereas bikes (and cars) are. The province is in a "wait and see" position while the province get things organized. Presumably a pogo stick share would be just as easy to launch.

Lime and the City of Waterloo currently hold the position that the lack of provincial regulations make scooters illegal on roads.  That is one reason for the reason for the highly restricted pilot area, it is restricted to Multi-use trails which the city feels it has the right to legislate scooters as permitted, and private property, specifically that belonging to the R&T park which is also involved in the partnership.

While I doubt you'd get a ticket for bringing a scooter into a bike lane or sidewalk, the City and Lime have both declared it not allowed in the pilot.  To do otherwise would no doubt invite lawsuits.

As with most liability reducing bullshit, this is not actually enforced in practice.