This actually annoys me. There is hundreds of car accidents per day. People literally die right on the scene. It happens daily. But no one bans cars.
But when some people get injured on a freaking scooter, a tech that is finally convenient enough to actually be friendly to navigating a car-less city of the 21-century, they ban it outright "until we find a solution".
I agree. The bigger issue is car accidents with other cars and with pedestrians. That said, I can see the issue raised in the article, which is that scooters are a) a hazard to pedestrians when used on a sidewalk and b) at risk of being hit by cars when used in a road.
I think a solution here would be something along the lines of bike lanes. Could scooters and bikes share a bike lane? Basically, whatever bicycles do should apply to scooters.
This actually annoys me. There is hundreds of car accidents per day. People literally die right on the scene. It happens daily. But no one bans cars.
But when some people get injured on a freaking scooter, a tech that is finally convenient enough to actually be friendly to navigating a car-less city of the 21-century, they ban it outright "until we find a solution".
Right... No car lobby here dudes! Nothing to see!
I agree. The bigger issue is car accidents with other cars and with pedestrians. That said, I can see the issue raised in the article, which is that scooters are a) a hazard to pedestrians when used on a sidewalk and b) at risk of being hit by cars when used in a road.
I think a solution here would be something along the lines of bike lanes. Could scooters and bikes share a bike lane? Basically, whatever bicycles do should apply to scooters.