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I dont really like it when I encounter then on the road and there definitely are a few scooter 'types' out there unified seemingly by douchiness. If they are widely adopted though there will undoubtedly be a positive impact on congestion and car levels.
Some people are just never going to want to pedal a bicycle, if they hop on a scooter then great.
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If they are widely adopted though there will undoubtedly be a positive impact on congestion and car levels.
I doubt that. I think the main group of adopters would be (existing) public transport users, to bridge the gap between stations and workplaces and that sort of thing.
Experience shows that more motorisation, even at the micro- and mini-level, tends to increase the need to travel, which would usually more than offset any gains.
I'd be very happy to be shown to be wrong on this one.
Oliver Schick
E-scooters as a concept bothers me somehow, but I can't rationally explain why. Maybe it's the douchebags operating them. Maybe it's the WALL•E dystopian vibes they give me. They just scream laziness to me.