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Everybody hates these rental scooters, I've yet to find somebody IRL or even who can pass a Turing test online who enjoys them or thinks they're a good idea.

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I really like 'em when I'm in a city for a work trip. I have a truck at home. I don't have a car at an offsite. Being able to get around is nice. SF's muni buses are crowded and slow and the frequent stops are nauseating. Denver might have public transit, but a Lime bike or scooter is more convenient.

I like(d) them, they were great last mile vehicles, smaller than bicycles and all electric so I didn't have to pedal. Now they did have their problems such as cluttering up cities but they were fun.

My friend and I had an amazing time scootering around SF a few years ago. Dangerous as hell but fun as hell too. I think it cost $20/scooter for several hours, completely worth it.

That said, I do think that just leaving the scooters around is exploiting loopholes and is a nuisance.

You would never say that about the cars everywhere taking up hundreds of times the space per vehicle.

Cars aren't littered randomly on every sidewalk. If they were, everyone would be up in arms about it. Converting existing parking spaces into dedicated bike/scooter parking seems like the better option if you want more scooters and less cars.

> Cars aren't littered randomly on every sidewalk.

Exactly, they're just littered everywhere.

In Czechia they are just littered everywhere on the sidewalk.

I would, actually. We should just ban private vehicles in cities, they're nigh useless unlike between cities, and even that could be solved with high speed rail transit à la Asia.

I say, you have to go back.

No shit, because those cars are in spaces designed for them not strewn all over the place.

When I walk my dogs around the neighborhood I can count more cars blocking the sidewalk than scooters.

I think they're one of the most enjoyable personal mobility inventions in modern times.

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