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uppernycghost t1_iwurwte wrote

You guys do not want this. There aren't docks for these and people literally drop them anywhere and everywhere. The middle of the sidewalk, the grass, and even up your ass. This would absolutely be terrible for Manhattan. They are barred from Manhattan.* The only plus side is that they aren't anywhere near as fast as electric citibikes.

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SaintBrutus t1_iwutdaf wrote

Have you been to NY before?

I’ve seen people do what you just described with their children! It’s not that serious.

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uppernycghost t1_iwuvxfo wrote

Except even the DOT raised concerns citing that they found 24% of scooters improperly parked, and I've personally seen them lying around in the restricted "red-zones" where they supposedly shouldn't be. There's a reason these are barred from Manhattan and likely not coming to other Boros. They even raised concerns about how it took away from transit ridership instead of car ridership lol. This shit is definitely staying in the Bronx.

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KniFee_ t1_iwwn0fl wrote

I do want this even if it's worse than what you outlined here. If 1 out of 1000 people decided to ride this instead of taking an Uber, I'll consider it a win in my book.

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