Lime Scooters - Lime Juicer life

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Wormius

It seems like there would be enough parking stalls with outlets that you could just move the scooter to some parking spot with an energized block heater outlet and do it there. Seems like a waste of time totake it all the way home or whatever.

They need a special charger, it isn't just a plug.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Handsome B. Wonderful

Why would someone who works downtown in an office waste their time on minimum wage #### work?

... to make more money... why else?

“Side hustles” are a pretty big thing for the under 30 crowd. For some, it’s necessary, for people like myself, it’s a good way to speed up the process of getting out of student debt. An extra hour out of my day a few days out of the week is nothing, especially when it results in an extra $400+ a month.

It’s not like everyone downtown is pulling 6 figures.

[burn_this_city]

I rode one at lunch today, was actually super fun and they go fast enough to be dangerous. 20km/h top speed is pretty fast on the sidewalk. Cost me $1.80 to go almost 2km, much quicker than a car2go for a short distance.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

They need a special charger, it isn't just a plug.

Yeah, I meant you could take the charger with you and plug it into a nearby outlet and recharge the scooter. Assuming it doesn't take more than 15 or 20 minutes to recharge it would be okay.

[burn_this_city]

They have a 40+km range, so charging will likely be a few hours.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

I rode one at lunch today, was actually super fun and they go fast enough to be dangerous. 20km/h top speed is pretty fast on the sidewalk. Cost me $1.80 to go almost 2km, much quicker than a car2go for a short distance.

Are they legal on sidewalks? Where are you allowed to use them in Calgary?

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Are they legal on sidewalks? Where are you allowed to use them in Calgary?

I dunno if they are legal, everyone seems to ride them on the sidewalk. Full send until the cop tackles me.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Are they legal on sidewalks? Where are you allowed to use them in Calgary?

Anywhere, as long as you look at your phone while doing so.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Are they legal on sidewalks? Where are you allowed to use them in Calgary?

From the CBC:

Users can ride only on sidewalks, pathways and in bike lanes. It is illegal to ride these single-user devices on city roads.

[cracher]

^ may need to fact check CBC’s statement. I’m almost positive they are not technically allowed in bike lanes. (But Me and my kid have been riding our electric scooters in them for ages now without anyone saying anything).

[chaoticmonk]

Where can I ride?


​​Shared electric scooters are permitted to operate on The City's sidewalks, exclusive bicycle lanes, or pathways. As per Bylaw 26M96, including but not limited to section 44(1)(3). In the absence of a sidewalk, exclusive bicycle lane or pathway, the customer must dismount and walk the electric scooter.​


http://calgary.ca/scootershare

[calumniate]

I love how skateboards on sidewalks have always been pretty punk rock, yet these things roam around with impunity and are arguably more dangerous for pedestrians. Bring back the 80s!

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by chaoticmonk

Where can I ride?


​​Shared electric scooters are permitted to operate on The City's sidewalks, exclusive bicycle lanes, or pathways. As per Bylaw 26M96, including but not limited to section 44(1)(3). In the absence of a sidewalk, exclusive bicycle lane or pathway, the customer must dismount and walk the electric scooter.​


http://calgary.ca/scootershare

Will happen as often as riders wear helmets. Never.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Also, would anyone actually do it? I guess if you made it so that leaving them at one if those hotspots reduced your trip costs (like you got your $1 back from booking and only had to pay the $.30 per minute), but otherwise, people wouldn't bother, and would just leave them wherever's convenient for them.

I remember back when Car2Go started they had an incentive program for filling the cars. I can't recall exactly what it was but I want to say it was a $5 credit for filling it up. It was a great program but they eliminated that incentive quite a while ago and now I find that many times when I get a car it is less than half full.

[edslunch]

I took an Uber in Atlanta - it was an upscale crew cab with chargers in the back so he could pick up and charge scooters while driving around. Said he usually made $100 or more a night on scooters. His day job was engineering.

[woob]

Why the dockless scooter industry is going after a repossessor and a bike shop owner - The Verge

The multibillion-dollar dockless scooter industry is going after a repossessor and a bike shop owner who have 10,000 scooters languishing in a tow yard

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by woob

Why the dockless scooter industry is going after a repossessor and a bike shop owner - The Verge

hope the guys win.

[Fuzz]

American entrepreneurship! "I don't like these things, so I'm going to write them a 'ticket' and hold them hostage for cash." Interesting business model. Maybe if they had some evidence they had a contract with the businesses to remove illegally dumped scooters left on their property they might have a leg to stand on, but this seems like they may be in some legal trouble.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

American entrepreneurship! "I don't like these things, so I'm going to write them a 'ticket' and hold them hostage for cash." Interesting business model. Maybe if they had some evidence they had a contract with the businesses to remove illegally dumped scooters left on their property they might have a leg to stand on, but this seems like they may be in some legal trouble.

Did you read the article linked.

That is exactly their business model. A business complains the scooter is on their property. They remove the Scooter.

[Fuzz]

Ya, I did read it, it just didn't sound like they had any sort of official agreement. Not much more than they walk past a store, and an owner complains about all the scooters around and they say "ok, we'll take care of it".

I'm not sure what sort of license you need to run a towing business removing illegally parked cars, but I'd suspect it's more than what they are doing.


I think eventually scooter companies will have to do something similar to what Car2Go does when you park illegally, you are responsible for the ticket. Probably a lot tougher though, since scooters can be tossed around by anyone.