The e-scooter rentals weren’t banned in my town for being dangerous, they were banned because peole would just dump them in the middle of the side walk or in people’s yards. I lived on a busy corner and who often have 3+ scooters on the corner blocking the side walk. Now people
they were banned because peole would just dump them in the middle of the side walk or in people’s yards.
Our rentals “fixed” that issue by continuing to run the clock, so the customer would be charged more and more until they actually parked them in a designated area.
It’s a simple fix. Many pilot e-scooter programs didn’t account for this problem in the first year, but I would imagine most implemented this if the program was allowed the next year.
The solution we used in Stockholm for this problem was to make the e-scooter companies liable for incorrectly parked E-scooters - they now have to be parked in specific zones, and the rental companies get a fine if caught in violation of applicable rules.
The e-scooter rentals weren’t banned in my town for being dangerous, they were banned because peole would just dump them in the middle of the side walk or in people’s yards. I lived on a busy corner and who often have 3+ scooters on the corner blocking the side walk. Now people
Our rentals “fixed” that issue by continuing to run the clock, so the customer would be charged more and more until they actually parked them in a designated area.
It’s a simple fix. Many pilot e-scooter programs didn’t account for this problem in the first year, but I would imagine most implemented this if the program was allowed the next year.
The solution we used in Stockholm for this problem was to make the e-scooter companies liable for incorrectly parked E-scooters - they now have to be parked in specific zones, and the rental companies get a fine if caught in violation of applicable rules.